diff --git a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/io/HiveFileFormatUtils.java b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/io/HiveFileFormatUtils.java
index 20fde98c264e..b2c4f6af9741 100644
--- a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/io/HiveFileFormatUtils.java
+++ b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/io/HiveFileFormatUtils.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public static <T> T getFromPathRecursively(Map<Path, T> pathToPartitionInfo, Pat
 
       Map<Path, T> newPathToPartitionInfo = null;
       if (cacheMap != null) {
-        newPathToPartitionInfo = cacheMap.get(pathToPartitionInfo);
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("DEAD CODE");
       }
 
       if (newPathToPartitionInfo == null) { // still null