diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/tables/TableZooHelper.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/tables/TableZooHelper.java
index 7d8cb852dc4..d93acf52015 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/tables/TableZooHelper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/core/util/tables/TableZooHelper.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public TableState getTableState(TableId tableId, boolean clearCachedState) {
     String statePath = context.getZooKeeperRoot() + Constants.ZTABLES + "/" + tableId.canonical()
         + Constants.ZTABLE_STATE;
     if (clearCachedState) {
-      context.getZooCache().clear(context.getZooKeeperRoot() + statePath);
+      context.getZooCache().clear(statePath);
       instanceToMapCache.invalidateAll();
     }
     ZooCache zc = context.getZooCache();