diff --git a/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/JavaUtils.java b/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/JavaUtils.java
index eb534eed242780f18e227ad4a0b7fc6814f8e55f..f3eaf22c0166e73ef38de8152972c39068ee2cc1 100644
--- a/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/JavaUtils.java
+++ b/common/network-common/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/network/util/JavaUtils.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class JavaUtils {
     } catch (Exception e) {
       throw new IOException("Failed to delete: " + file.getAbsolutePath(), e);
     } finally {
-      if (process != null && process.isAlive()) {
+      if (process != null) {
         process.destroy();
       }
     }