diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 00944dc1ff..6f6ae20aab 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * Handle all exceptions when opening sstables (CASSANDRA-14202)
  * Handle incompletely written hint descriptors during startup (CASSANDRA-14080)
  * Handle repeat open bound from SRP in read repair (CASSANDRA-14330)
- * Use zero as default score in DynamicEndpointSnitch (CASSANDRA-14252)
  * Respect max hint window when hinting for LWT (CASSANDRA-14215)
  * Adding missing WriteType enum values to v3, v4, and v5 spec (CASSANDRA-13697)
  * Don't regenerate bloomfilter and summaries on startup (CASSANDRA-11163)
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitch.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitch.java
index 5356e8cea2..8c255f5027 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitch.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitch.java
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public class DynamicEndpointSnitch extends AbstractEndpointSnitch implements ILa
         {
             Double score = scores.get(inet);
             if (score == null)
-                score = 0.0;
+                continue;
             subsnitchOrderedScores.add(score);
         }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitchTest.java b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitchTest.java
index 866cd82782..af7dc17265 100644
--- a/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitchTest.java
+++ b/test/unit/org/apache/cassandra/locator/DynamicEndpointSnitchTest.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class DynamicEndpointSnitchTest
         assertEquals(order, dsnitch.getSortedListByProximity(self, Arrays.asList(host1, host2, host3, host4)));
 
         setScores(dsnitch, 20, hosts, 10, 10, 10);
-        order = Arrays.asList(host4, host1, host2, host3);
+        order = Arrays.asList(host1, host2, host3, host4);
         assertEquals(order, dsnitch.getSortedListByProximity(self, Arrays.asList(host1, host2, host3, host4)));
     }
 }