diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
index 5d56e8367040..ed8619d464c5 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Result.java
@@ -923,16 +923,6 @@ public boolean isStale() {
     return stale;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated the word 'partial' ambiguous, use {@link #mayHaveMoreCellsInRow()} instead.
-   *             Deprecated since 1.4.0.
-   * @see #mayHaveMoreCellsInRow()
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public boolean isPartial() {
-    return mayHaveMoreCellsInRow;
-  }
-
   /**
    * For scanning large rows, the RS may choose to return the cells chunk by chunk to prevent OOM
    * or timeout. This flag is used to tell you if the current Result is the last one of the current