Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/MetaReader.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/MetaReader.java (revision 1065506) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/catalog/MetaReader.java (working copy) @@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ try { Result data; while((data = metaServer.next(scannerid)) != null) { - if (data != null && data.size() > 0) { + if (data != null && data.size() > 0 && + !data.containsColumn(HConstants.CATALOG_FAMILY, + HConstants.SPLITA_QUALIFIER)) { Pair region = metaRowToRegionPair(data); if (region == null) continue; if (region.getFirst().getTableDesc().getNameAsString().equals(