64f2da
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.NotificationEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.Partition;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.Table;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.hive_metastoreConstants;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.events.AddPartitionEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.events.AlterPartitionEvent;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.events.AlterTableEvent;
@@ -146,11 +145,9 @@
public void onAlterTable (AlterTableEvent tableEvent) throws MetaException {
     NotificationEvent event = new NotificationEvent(0, now(),
         HCatConstants.HCAT_ALTER_TABLE_EVENT,
         msgFactory.buildAlterTableMessage(before, after).toString());
-    if (event != null) {
-      event.setDbName(after.getDbName());
-      event.setTableName(after.getTableName());
-      enqueue(event);
-    }
+    event.setDbName(after.getDbName());
+    event.setTableName(after.getTableName());
+    enqueue(event);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -192,11 +189,9 @@
public void onAlterPartition (AlterPartitionEvent partitionEvent)  throws MetaEx
     NotificationEvent event = new NotificationEvent(0, now(),
         HCatConstants.HCAT_ALTER_PARTITION_EVENT,
         msgFactory.buildAlterPartitionMessage(before, after).toString());
-    if (event != null) {
-      event.setDbName(before.getDbName());
-      event.setTableName(before.getTableName());
-      enqueue(event);
-    }
+    event.setDbName(before.getDbName());
+    event.setTableName(before.getTableName());
+    enqueue(event);
   }
 
   /**
