diff --git a/python-package/xgboost/spark/core.py b/python-package/xgboost/spark/core.py
index 1b42411f6652..e5f8a68abd1b 100644
--- a/python-package/xgboost/spark/core.py
+++ b/python-package/xgboost/spark/core.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # pylint: disable=fixme, too-many-ancestors, protected-access, no-member, invalid-name
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods, too-many-lines, too-many-branches
 import json
-from typing import Iterator, Optional, Tuple
+from collections import namedtuple
+from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     HasWeightCol,
 )
 from pyspark.ml.util import MLReadable, MLWritable
+from pyspark.sql import DataFrame
 from pyspark.sql.functions import col, countDistinct, pandas_udf, rand, struct
 from pyspark.sql.types import (
     ArrayType,
@@ -471,6 +473,12 @@ def _get_unwrapped_vec_cols(feature_col):
     ]
 
 
+FeatureProp = namedtuple(
+    "FeatureProp",
+    ("enable_sparse_data_optim", "has_validation_col", "features_cols_names"),
+)
+
+
 class _SparkXGBEstimator(Estimator, _SparkXGBParams, MLReadable, MLWritable):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
@@ -641,9 +649,9 @@ def _get_xgb_train_call_args(cls, train_params):
         }
         return booster_params, kwargs_params
 
-    def _fit(self, dataset):
-        # pylint: disable=too-many-statements, too-many-locals
-        self._validate_params()
+    def _prepare_input_columns_and_feature_prop(
+        self, dataset: DataFrame
+    ) -> Tuple[List[str], FeatureProp]:
         label_col = col(self.getOrDefault(self.labelCol)).alias(alias.label)
 
         select_cols = [label_col]
@@ -698,6 +706,18 @@ def _fit(self, dataset):
         if self.isDefined(self.qid_col) and self.getOrDefault(self.qid_col):
             select_cols.append(col(self.getOrDefault(self.qid_col)).alias(alias.qid))
 
+        feature_prop = FeatureProp(
+            enable_sparse_data_optim, has_validation_col, features_cols_names
+        )
+        return select_cols, feature_prop
+
+    def _prepare_input(self, dataset: DataFrame) -> Tuple[DataFrame, FeatureProp]:
+        """Prepare the input including column pruning, repartition and so on"""
+
+        select_cols, feature_prop = self._prepare_input_columns_and_feature_prop(
+            dataset
+        )
+
         dataset = dataset.select(*select_cols)
 
         num_workers = self.getOrDefault(self.num_workers)
@@ -732,11 +752,13 @@ def _fit(self, dataset):
             # XGBoost requires qid to be sorted for each partition
             dataset = dataset.sortWithinPartitions(alias.qid, ascending=True)
 
+        return dataset, feature_prop
+
+    def _get_xgb_parameters(self, dataset: DataFrame):
         train_params = self._get_distributed_train_params(dataset)
         booster_params, train_call_kwargs_params = self._get_xgb_train_call_args(
             train_params
         )
-
         cpu_per_task = int(
             _get_spark_session().sparkContext.getConf().get("spark.task.cpus", "1")
         )
@@ -749,9 +771,6 @@ def _fit(self, dataset):
             "missing": float(self.getOrDefault(self.missing)),
         }
         booster_params["nthread"] = cpu_per_task
-        use_gpu = self.getOrDefault(self.use_gpu)
-
-        is_local = _is_local(_get_spark_session().sparkContext)
 
         # Remove the parameters whose value is None
         booster_params = {k: v for k, v in booster_params.items() if v is not None}
@@ -760,7 +779,25 @@ def _fit(self, dataset):
         }
         dmatrix_kwargs = {k: v for k, v in dmatrix_kwargs.items() if v is not None}
 
-        use_hist = booster_params.get("tree_method", None) in ("hist", "gpu_hist")
+        return booster_params, train_call_kwargs_params, dmatrix_kwargs
+
+    def _fit(self, dataset):
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-statements, too-many-locals
+        self._validate_params()
+
+        dataset, feature_prop = self._prepare_input(dataset)
+
+        (
+            booster_params,
+            train_call_kwargs_params,
+            dmatrix_kwargs,
+        ) = self._get_xgb_parameters(dataset)
+
+        use_gpu = self.getOrDefault(self.use_gpu)
+
+        is_local = _is_local(_get_spark_session().sparkContext)
+
+        num_workers = self.getOrDefault(self.num_workers)
 
         def _train_booster(pandas_df_iter):
             """Takes in an RDD partition and outputs a booster for that partition after
@@ -772,6 +809,8 @@ def _train_booster(pandas_df_iter):
             context = BarrierTaskContext.get()
 
             gpu_id = None
+            use_hist = booster_params.get("tree_method", None) in ("hist", "gpu_hist")
+
             if use_gpu:
                 gpu_id = context.partitionId() if is_local else _get_gpu_id(context)
                 booster_params["gpu_id"] = gpu_id
@@ -814,12 +853,12 @@ def _train_booster(pandas_df_iter):
             with CommunicatorContext(context, **_rabit_args):
                 dtrain, dvalid = create_dmatrix_from_partitions(
                     pandas_df_iter,
-                    features_cols_names,
+                    feature_prop.features_cols_names,
                     gpu_id,
                     use_qdm,
                     dmatrix_kwargs,
-                    enable_sparse_data_optim=enable_sparse_data_optim,
-                    has_validation_col=has_validation_col,
+                    enable_sparse_data_optim=feature_prop.enable_sparse_data_optim,
+                    has_validation_col=feature_prop.has_validation_col,
                 )
                 if dvalid is not None:
                     dval = [(dtrain, "training"), (dvalid, "validation")]