diff --git a/bin/configure.sh b/bin/configure.sh
index 33f8d96ebbd79..32291f1e28570 100755
--- a/bin/configure.sh
+++ b/bin/configure.sh
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "$SPARK_HOME/logs"
 chmod  a+rwxt "$SPARK_HOME"/logs
 
-#
-# Create spark-defaults.conf file
-#
-if [ -f "$SPARK_HOME/conf/spark-defaults.conf.template" ] ; then
-  cp "$SPARK_HOME/conf/spark-defaults.conf.template" "$SPARK_HOME/conf/spark-defaults.conf"
-fi
-
 #
 # create tmp directory with rwx, and set the sticky bit.
 #