diff --git a/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py b/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
index d32beef9b860c..d7e7bbf806544 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/java_gateway.py
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ def run(self):
         EchoOutputThread(proc.stdout).start()
 
     # Connect to the gateway
-    # If start_callback_server is True, it looks like callback server is not killed
-    # process is hang up and test case does not move forward.
-    #gateway = JavaGateway(GatewayClient(port=gateway_port), auto_convert=False, start_callback_server=True)
-    gateway = JavaGateway(GatewayClient(port=gateway_port), auto_convert=False, start_callback_server=False)
+    gateway = JavaGateway(GatewayClient(port=gateway_port), auto_convert=False)
 
     # Import the classes used by PySpark
     java_import(gateway.jvm, "org.apache.spark.SparkConf")