diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch-2.4.yml b/.github/workflows/branch-2.4.yml
index 85b456f3f1ea6..482a4a8c7c4ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch-2.4.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch-2.4.yml
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ jobs:
         export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx2g -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=512m -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=WARN"
         export MAVEN_CLI_OPTS="--no-transfer-progress"
         mkdir -p ~/.m2
-        # `Maven Central` is too flaky in terms of downloading artifacts in `GitHub Action` environment.
-        # `Google Maven Central Mirror` is too slow in terms of sycing upstream. To get the best combination,
-        #   1) we set `Google Maven Central` as a mirror of `central` in `GitHub Action` environment only.
-        #   2) we duplicates `Maven Central` in pom.xml with ID `central_without_mirror`.
-        # In other words, in GitHub Action environment, `central` is mirrored by `Google Maven Central` first.
-        # If `Google Maven Central` doesn't provide the artifact due to its slowness, `central_without_mirror` will be used.
-        # Note that we aim to achieve the above while keeping the existing behavior of non-`GitHub Action` environment unchanged.
-        echo "<settings><mirrors><mirror><id>google-maven-central</id><name>GCS Maven Central mirror</name><url>https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/</url><mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf></mirror></mirrors></settings>" > ~/.m2/settings.xml
         ./build/mvn $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS -DskipTests -Pyarn -Pmesos -Pkubernetes -Phive -Phive-thriftserver -Pscala-${{ matrix.scala }} -P${{ matrix.hadoop }} -Phadoop-cloud install
         rm -rf ~/.m2/repository/org/apache/spark
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c792671557c68..32b7bae32e6c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,10 +231,13 @@
   </properties>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>central</id>
-      <!-- This should be at top, it makes maven try the central repo first and then others and hence faster dep resolution -->
-      <name>Maven Repository</name>
-      <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+      <id>gcs-maven-central-mirror</id>
+      <!--
+        Google Mirror of Maven Central, placed first so that it's used instead of flaky Maven Central.
+        See https://storage-download.googleapis.com/maven-central/index.html
+      -->
+      <name>GCS Maven Central mirror</name>
+      <url>https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/</url>
       <releases>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
       </releases>
@@ -243,12 +246,10 @@
       </snapshots>
     </repository>
     <repository>
-      <id>central_without_mirror</id>
       <!--
-        This is used as a fallback when a mirror to `central` fail.
-        For example, when we use Google Maven Central in GitHub Action as a mirror of `central`,
-        this will be used when Google Maven Central is out of sync due to its late sync cycle.
+        This is used as a fallback when the first try fails.
       -->
+      <id>central</id>
       <name>Maven Repository</name>
       <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
       <releases>
@@ -260,6 +261,21 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <pluginRepositories>
+    <pluginRepository>
+      <id>gcs-maven-central-mirror</id>
+      <!--
+        Google Mirror of Maven Central, placed first so that it's used instead of flaky Maven Central.
+        See https://storage-download.googleapis.com/maven-central/index.html
+      -->
+      <name>GCS Maven Central mirror</name>
+      <url>https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+    </pluginRepository>
     <pluginRepository>
       <id>central</id>
       <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index a27a344ba2e60..4a3f8a5959a39 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ object SparkBuild extends PomBuild {
 
     // Override SBT's default resolvers:
     resolvers := Seq(
+      // Google Mirror of Maven Central, placed first so that it's used instead of flaky Maven Central.
+      // See https://storage-download.googleapis.com/maven-central/index.html for more info.
+      "gcs-maven-central-mirror" at "https://maven-central.storage-download.googleapis.com/repos/central/data/",
       DefaultMavenRepository,
       Resolver.mavenLocal,
       Resolver.file("local", file(Path.userHome.absolutePath + "/.ivy2/local"))(Resolver.ivyStylePatterns)