Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ExplicitColumnTracker.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ExplicitColumnTracker.java (revision 1532625) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/ExplicitColumnTracker.java (working copy) @@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ if (ret > 0) { // The current KV is smaller than the column the ExplicitColumnTracker - // is interested in, so seek to that column of interest. - return ScanQueryMatcher.MatchCode.SEEK_NEXT_COL; + // is interested in, so skip or seek to that column of interest. + return maxVersions == 1 ? ScanQueryMatcher.MatchCode.SKIP + : ScanQueryMatcher.MatchCode.SEEK_NEXT_COL; } // The current KV is bigger than the column the ExplicitColumnTracker