Index: hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java =================================================================== --- hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java (revision 1590572) +++ hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java (working copy) @@ -1927,11 +1927,7 @@ try { // Verify families are all valid prepareScanner(scan); - if(scan.hasFamilies()) { - for(byte [] family : scan.getFamilyMap().keySet()) { - checkFamily(family); - } - } + return instantiateRegionScanner(scan, additionalScanners); } finally { closeRegionOperation(Operation.SCAN);