diff --git a/nomad/state/schema.go b/nomad/state/schema.go
index a0b4f6134..7a8e15c1c 100644
--- a/nomad/state/schema.go
+++ b/nomad/state/schema.go
@@ -196,16 +196,6 @@ func allocTableSchema() *memdb.TableSchema {
 					Field: "EvalID",
 				},
 			},
-
-			// Status is used to lookup allocs by status
-			"status": &memdb.IndexSchema{
-				Name:         "status",
-				AllowMissing: false,
-				Unique:       false,
-				Indexer: &memdb.StringFieldIndex{
-					Field: "Status",
-				},
-			},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store.go b/nomad/state/state_store.go
index 37d5501fc..859353726 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store.go
@@ -477,44 +477,27 @@ func (s *StateStore) Evals() (memdb.ResultIterator, error) {
 
 // UpdateAllocations is used to evict a set of allocations
 // and allocate new ones at the same time.
-func (s *StateStore) UpdateAllocations(index uint64, evicts []string,
-	allocs []*structs.Allocation) error {
+func (s *StateStore) UpdateAllocations(index uint64, allocs []*structs.Allocation) error {
 	txn := s.db.Txn(true)
 	defer txn.Abort()
 	nodes := make(map[string]struct{})
 
-	// Handle evictions first
-	for _, evict := range evicts {
-		existing, err := txn.First("allocs", "id", evict)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("alloc lookup failed: %v", err)
-		}
-		if existing == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		newAlloc := new(structs.Allocation)
-		*newAlloc = *existing.(*structs.Allocation)
-		newAlloc.Status = structs.AllocStatusEvict
-		newAlloc.StatusDescription = ""
-		nodes[newAlloc.NodeID] = struct{}{}
-
-		if err := txn.Insert("allocs", newAlloc); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("alloc insert failed: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Handle the allocations
 	for _, alloc := range allocs {
 		existing, err := txn.First("allocs", "id", alloc.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("alloc lookup failed: %v", err)
 		}
+
 		if existing == nil {
 			alloc.CreateIndex = index
 			alloc.ModifyIndex = index
 		} else {
-			alloc.CreateIndex = existing.(*structs.Allocation).CreateIndex
+			exist := existing.(*structs.Allocation)
+			alloc.CreateIndex = exist.CreateIndex
 			alloc.ModifyIndex = index
+			alloc.ClientStatus = exist.ClientStatus
+			alloc.ClientDescription = exist.ClientDescription
 		}
 		nodes[alloc.NodeID] = struct{}{}
 		if err := txn.Insert("allocs", alloc); err != nil {
diff --git a/nomad/state/state_store_test.go b/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
index 44a6c0663..593374349 100644
--- a/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
+++ b/nomad/state/state_store_test.go
@@ -477,8 +477,7 @@ func TestStateStore_DeleteEval_GetEval(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, nil,
-		[]*structs.Allocation{alloc, alloc2})
+	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, []*structs.Allocation{alloc, alloc2})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -616,8 +615,7 @@ func TestStateStore_UpsertAlloc_GetAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 	state := testStateStore(t)
 
 	alloc := mock.Alloc()
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil,
-		[]*structs.Allocation{alloc})
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -651,8 +649,7 @@ func TestStateStore_WatchAllocs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	alloc := mock.Alloc()
 	alloc.NodeID = "foo"
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil,
-		[]*structs.Allocation{alloc})
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -674,8 +671,7 @@ func TestStateStore_UpdateAlloc_GetAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 	state := testStateStore(t)
 	alloc := mock.Alloc()
 
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil,
-		[]*structs.Allocation{alloc})
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -683,8 +679,7 @@ func TestStateStore_UpdateAlloc_GetAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 	alloc2 := mock.Alloc()
 	alloc2.ID = alloc.ID
 	alloc2.NodeID = alloc.NodeID + ".new"
-	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, nil,
-		[]*structs.Allocation{alloc2})
+	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, []*structs.Allocation{alloc2})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -718,12 +713,15 @@ func TestStateStore_EvictAlloc_GetAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 	state := testStateStore(t)
 	alloc := mock.Alloc()
 
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1001, nil, []*structs.Allocation{alloc})
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, []*structs.Allocation{alloc})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, []string{alloc.ID}, nil)
+	alloc2 := new(structs.Allocation)
+	*alloc2 = *alloc
+	alloc2.DesiredStatus = structs.AllocDesiredStatusEvict
+	err = state.UpdateAllocations(1001, []*structs.Allocation{alloc2})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -733,7 +731,7 @@ func TestStateStore_EvictAlloc_GetAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if out.Status != structs.AllocStatusEvict {
+	if out.DesiredStatus != structs.AllocDesiredStatusEvict {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v %#v", alloc, out)
 	}
 
@@ -756,7 +754,7 @@ func TestStateStore_AllocsByNode(t *testing.T) {
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
 
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, allocs)
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, allocs)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -784,7 +782,7 @@ func TestStateStore_AllocsByJob(t *testing.T) {
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
 
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, allocs)
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, allocs)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -811,7 +809,7 @@ func TestStateStore_Allocs(t *testing.T) {
 		allocs = append(allocs, alloc)
 	}
 
-	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, nil, allocs)
+	err := state.UpdateAllocations(1000, allocs)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index 126c45ae0..f250c1322 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ type Allocation struct {
 	ClientStatus string
 
 	// ClientStatusDescription is meant to provide more human useful information
-	StatusDescription string
+	ClientDescription string
 
 	// Raft Indexes
 	CreateIndex uint64