diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
index dc3259f03d3a..dc6ba2a63ba0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/querymatcher/ScanQueryMatcher.java
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ protected ScanQueryMatcher(ExtendedCell startKey, ScanInfo scanInfo, ColumnTrack
   }
 
   /** Returns true if the cell is expired */
-  private static boolean isCellTTLExpired(final ExtendedCell cell, final long oldestTimestamp,
-    final long now) {
+  private static boolean isCellTTLExpired(final ExtendedCell cell, final long now) {
     // Look for a TTL tag first. Use it instead of the family setting if
     // found. If a cell has multiple TTLs, resolve the conflict by using the
     // first tag encountered.
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ protected final MatchCode preCheck(ExtendedCell cell) {
       return columns.getNextRowOrNextColumn(cell);
     }
     // check if the cell is expired by cell TTL
-    if (isCellTTLExpired(cell, this.oldestUnexpiredTS, this.now)) {
+    if (isCellTTLExpired(cell, this.now)) {
       return MatchCode.SKIP;
     }
     return null;