diff --git a/standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/messaging/json/JSONAlterPartitionsMessage.java b/standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/messaging/json/JSONAlterPartitionsMessage.java
index 41622c8c90bb..2ee38ea0dfef 100644
--- a/standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/messaging/json/JSONAlterPartitionsMessage.java
+++ b/standalone-metastore/metastore-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/messaging/json/JSONAlterPartitionsMessage.java
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ public JSONAlterPartitionsMessage(String server, String servicePrincipal, Table
       this.tableObjJson = MessageBuilder.createTableObjJson(tableObj);
       Iterator<Partition> iterator = partitionsAfter.iterator();
       while (iterator.hasNext()) {
-        Partition partitionObj = iterator.next();
+        Partition partitionObj = new Partition(iterator.next());
+        // remove stats from the partition to reduce the message size
+        if (partitionObj.isSetParameters()) {
+          partitionObj.getParameters().clear();
+        }
         partitions.add(MessageBuilder.getPartitionKeyValues(tableObj, partitionObj));
         partitionListJson.add(MessageBuilder.createPartitionObjJson(partitionObj));
       }