public static void deleteTableState(Connection connection, TableName table) throws IOException {
    long time = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
    Delete delete = new Delete(table.getName());
    delete.addColumns(HConstants.TABLE_FAMILY, HConstants.TABLE_STATE_QUALIFIER, time);
    deleteFromMetaTable(connection, delete);
    LOG.info("Deleted table " + table + " state from META");
  }
Remove state for table from meta
@param connection to use for deletion
@param table      to delete state for
hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/MetaTableAccessor.java