diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb-wl5522.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb-wl5522.result
index 27a93922fbf..3097a7660ef 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb-wl5522.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/r/innodb-wl5522.result
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 ERROR HY000: Tablespace has been discarded for table `t1`
 restore: t1 .ibd and .cfg files
 ALTER TABLE t1 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
-ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Number of columns don't match, table has 6 columns but the tablespace meta-data file has 5 columns)
+ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Column c3 not found in tablespace.)
 unlink: t1.ibd
 unlink: t1.cfg
 DROP TABLE t1;
@@ -916,6 +916,22 @@ c1	c2
 15	1
 16	1
 DROP TABLE t1;
+CREATE TABLE t1 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, i3 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+CREATE TABLE t2 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+ALTER TABLE t2 DISCARD TABLESPACE;
+FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+ALTER TABLE t2 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
+ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Column DB_ROW_ID ordinal value mismatch, it's at 3 in the table and 4 in the tablespace meta-data file)
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+CREATE TABLE t1 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+CREATE TABLE t2 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, i3 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+ALTER TABLE t2 DISCARD TABLESPACE;
+FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT;
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+ALTER TABLE t2 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
+ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Column i3 not found in tablespace.)
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
 call mtr.add_suppression("Got error -1 when reading table '.*'");
 call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: Error: tablespace id and flags in file '.*'");
 call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: The table .* doesn't have a corresponding tablespace, it was discarded");
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-wl5522.test b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-wl5522.test
index 906246ebf07..c503756e3ad 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-wl5522.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb/t/innodb-wl5522.test
@@ -1057,6 +1057,44 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, i3 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+CREATE TABLE t2 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+
+ALTER TABLE t2 DISCARD TABLESPACE;
+FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT;
+
+--copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1.ibd $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.ibd
+--copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1.cfg $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.cfg
+
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+--error ER_TABLE_SCHEMA_MISMATCH
+ALTER TABLE t2 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
+
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+--remove_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.ibd
+CREATE TABLE t2 ( id INT NOT NULL, i1 INT, i2 INT, i3 INT, PRIMARY KEY (id)) engine=innodb;
+
+ALTER TABLE t2 DISCARD TABLESPACE;
+FLUSH TABLES t1 FOR EXPORT;
+
+--copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1.ibd $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.ibd
+--copy_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t1.cfg $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.cfg
+
+UNLOCK TABLES;
+--error ER_TABLE_SCHEMA_MISMATCH
+ALTER TABLE t2 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
+
+--remove_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.ibd
+--remove_file $MYSQLD_DATADIR/test/t2.cfg
+
+
+DROP TABLE t1, t2;
+
+
 call mtr.add_suppression("Got error -1 when reading table '.*'");
 call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: Error: tablespace id and flags in file '.*'");
 call mtr.add_suppression("InnoDB: The table .* doesn't have a corresponding tablespace, it was discarded");
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_zip/r/wl5522_zip.result b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_zip/r/wl5522_zip.result
index 40b357e1b7f..e85223574d7 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/innodb_zip/r/wl5522_zip.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/innodb_zip/r/wl5522_zip.result
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ SELECT * FROM t1;
 ERROR HY000: Tablespace has been discarded for table `t1`
 restore: t1 .ibd and .cfg files
 ALTER TABLE t1 IMPORT TABLESPACE;
-ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Number of columns don't match, table has 6 columns but the tablespace meta-data file has 5 columns)
+ERROR HY000: Schema mismatch (Column c3 not found in tablespace.)
 unlink: t1.ibd
 unlink: t1.cfg
 DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/storage/innobase/row/row0import.cc b/storage/innobase/row/row0import.cc
index b7f73bc8e19..37a12b13bd1 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/row/row0import.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/row/row0import.cc
@@ -1320,14 +1320,6 @@ uncompressed:
 			" .cfg file uses %s",
 			m_table->flags, m_flags, msg);
 
-		return(DB_ERROR);
-	} else if (m_table->n_cols != m_n_cols) {
-		ib_errf(thd, IB_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, ER_TABLE_SCHEMA_MISMATCH,
-			"Number of columns don't match, table has %u "
-			"columns but the tablespace meta-data file has "
-			ULINTPF " columns",
-			m_table->n_cols, m_n_cols);
-
 		return(DB_ERROR);
 	} else if (UT_LIST_GET_LEN(m_table->indexes) != m_n_indexes) {