diff --git a/build/mvn b/build/mvn
index 4cb10e0d03..75feb2f718 100755
--- a/build/mvn
+++ b/build/mvn
@@ -134,12 +134,6 @@ install_scala() {
 # the environment
 ZINC_PORT=${ZINC_PORT:-"3030"}
 
-# Remove `--force` for backward compatibility.
-if [ "$1" == "--force" ]; then
-  echo "WARNING: '--force' is deprecated and ignored."
-  shift
-fi
-
 # Install the proper version of Scala, Zinc and Maven for the build
 install_zinc
 install_scala
diff --git a/dev/run-tests.py b/dev/run-tests.py
index 5211aea03e..7d7f7da440 100755
--- a/dev/run-tests.py
+++ b/dev/run-tests.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def exec_maven(mvn_args=()):
     zinc_port = get_zinc_port()
     os.environ["ZINC_PORT"] = "%s" % zinc_port
     zinc_flag = "-DzincPort=%s" % zinc_port
-    flags = [os.path.join(SPARK_HOME, "build", "mvn"), "--force", zinc_flag]
+    flags = [os.path.join(SPARK_HOME, "build", "mvn"), zinc_flag]
     run_cmd(flags + mvn_args)