diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
index 7222c56e61788..ebc04d907ab31 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/executor/Executor.scala
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ private[spark] class Executor(
       val userClassPathFirst: java.lang.Boolean =
         conf.getBoolean("spark.classpath.userClassPathFirst", false)
       try {
-        val klass = Class.forName("org.apache.spark.repl.FlexibleExecutorClassLoader")
+        val klass = Class.forName("org.apache.spark.repl.ExecutorClassLoader")
           .asInstanceOf[Class[_ <: ClassLoader]]
         val constructor = klass.getConstructor(classOf[String], classOf[ClassLoader],
           classOf[Boolean])