diff --git a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/plan/PlanUtils.java b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/plan/PlanUtils.java
index 81c08194ebd8..7083950a2a8c 100644
--- a/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/plan/PlanUtils.java
+++ b/ql/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/ql/plan/PlanUtils.java
@@ -1115,16 +1115,10 @@ public static ReadEntity getParentViewInfo(String alias_id,
       currentAlias = currentAlias.replace(SemanticAnalyzer.SUBQUERY_TAG_1, "")
           .replace(SemanticAnalyzer.SUBQUERY_TAG_2, "");
       ReadEntity input = viewAliasToInput.get(currentAlias);
-      if (input == null && currentInput != null) {
-        // To handle the case of - select * from (select * from V1) A;
-        // the currentInput != null check above is needed.
-        // the alias list that case would be A:V1:T. Lookup on A would return null,
-        // we need to go further to find the view inside it.
-        return currentInput;
+      if (input != null) {
+        currentInput = input;
       }
-      currentInput = input;
     }
-
     return currentInput;
   }