diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
index a5d831c7e6..3271145428 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkEnv.scala
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ object SparkEnv extends Logging {
     }
 
     val outputCommitCoordinator = mockOutputCommitCoordinator.getOrElse {
-      new OutputCommitCoordinator(conf)
+      new OutputCommitCoordinator(conf, isDriver)
     }
     val outputCommitCoordinatorRef = registerOrLookupEndpoint("OutputCommitCoordinator",
       new OutputCommitCoordinatorEndpoint(rpcEnv, outputCommitCoordinator))
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
index 0b1d47cff3..8321037cdc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinator.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private case class AskPermissionToCommitOutput(stage: Int, task: Long, taskAttem
  * This class was introduced in SPARK-4879; see that JIRA issue (and the associated pull requests)
  * for an extensive design discussion.
  */
-private[spark] class OutputCommitCoordinator(conf: SparkConf) extends Logging {
+private[spark] class OutputCommitCoordinator(conf: SparkConf, isDriver: Boolean) extends Logging {
 
   // Initialized by SparkEnv
   var coordinatorRef: Option[RpcEndpointRef] = None
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ private[spark] class OutputCommitCoordinator(conf: SparkConf) extends Logging {
   }
 
   def stop(): Unit = synchronized {
-    coordinatorRef.foreach(_ send StopCoordinator)
-    coordinatorRef = None
-    authorizedCommittersByStage.clear()
+    if (isDriver) {
+      coordinatorRef.foreach(_ send StopCoordinator)
+      coordinatorRef = None
+      authorizedCommittersByStage.clear()
+    }
   }
 
   // Marked private[scheduler] instead of private so this can be mocked in tests
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinatorSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinatorSuite.scala
index cf97707946..7078a7a122 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinatorSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/OutputCommitCoordinatorSuite.scala
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class OutputCommitCoordinatorSuite extends FunSuite with BeforeAndAfter {
           conf: SparkConf,
           isLocal: Boolean,
           listenerBus: LiveListenerBus): SparkEnv = {
-        outputCommitCoordinator = spy(new OutputCommitCoordinator(conf))
+        outputCommitCoordinator = spy(new OutputCommitCoordinator(conf, isDriver = true))
         // Use Mockito.spy() to maintain the default infrastructure everywhere else.
         // This mocking allows us to control the coordinator responses in test cases.
         SparkEnv.createDriverEnv(conf, isLocal, listenerBus, Some(outputCommitCoordinator))