diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/util/DataTypeConversions.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/util/DataTypeConversions.scala
index 3fa4a7c6481d3..9aad7b3df4eed 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/util/DataTypeConversions.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/util/DataTypeConversions.scala
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ protected[sql] object DataTypeConversions {
   def convertJavaToCatalyst(a: Any, dataType: DataType): Any = (a, dataType) match {
     case (obj, udt: UserDefinedType[_]) => ScalaReflection.convertToCatalyst(obj, udt) // Scala type
     case (d: java.math.BigDecimal, _) => Decimal(BigDecimal(d))
-    case (d: java.math.BigDecimal, _) => BigDecimal(d)
     case (other, _) => other
   }