diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
index 379737f..e075f09 100644
--- a/hivesterix-dist/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
@@ -558,9 +558,8 @@
             }
         }
 
-        String applicationName = "hivesterix";
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(applicationName, job);
+        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(job);
         hcc.waitForCompletion(jobId);
 
         // System.out.println("job finished: " + jobId.toString());
diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java b/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
index c882742..393378f 100644
--- a/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MiniMRCluster;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hivesterix.common.config.ConfUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.HyracksConnection;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.cc.ClusterControllerService;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.controllers.CCConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.controllers.NCConfig;
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@
         String ipAddress = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.host");
         int clientPort = Integer.parseInt(hconf.get("hive.hyracks.port"));
         int clusterPort = clientPort;
-        String applicationName = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.app");
 
         // start hyracks cc
         CCConfig ccConfig = new CCConfig();
@@ -119,9 +116,6 @@
             nc.start();
             ncs.put(ncConfig.nodeId, nc);
         }
-
-        IHyracksClientConnection hcc = new HyracksConnection(ccConfig.clientNetIpAddress, clientPort);
-        hcc.createApplication(applicationName, null);
     }
 
     protected void makeDir(String path) throws IOException {
diff --git a/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java b/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
index b258221..72c406f 100644
--- a/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
+++ b/hivesterix-dist/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MiniMRCluster;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hivesterix.common.config.ConfUtil;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.HyracksConnection;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.cc.ClusterControllerService;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.controllers.CCConfig;
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.control.common.controllers.NCConfig;
@@ -122,7 +120,6 @@
         }
         int clientPort = Integer.parseInt(clusterProps.getProperty("CC_CLIENTPORT"));
         int netPort = Integer.parseInt(clusterProps.getProperty("CC_CLUSTERPORT"));
-        String applicationName = "hivesterix";
 
         // start hyracks cc
         CCConfig ccConfig = new CCConfig();
@@ -149,9 +146,6 @@
             nc.start();
             ncs.put(ncConfig.nodeId, nc);
         }
-
-        IHyracksClientConnection hcc = new HyracksConnection(ccConfig.clientNetIpAddress, clientPort);
-        hcc.createApplication(applicationName, null);
     }
 
     protected void makeDir(String path) throws IOException {