diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AccumulatorV2.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AccumulatorV2.scala
index 00e0cf257cd4a..021091d82ec41 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AccumulatorV2.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/AccumulatorV2.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class AccumulatorV2[IN, OUT] extends Serializable {
 
   private def assertMetadataNotNull(): Unit = {
     if (metadata == null) {
-      throw new IllegalAccessError("The metadata of this accumulator has not been assigned yet.")
+      throw new IllegalStateException("The metadata of this accumulator has not been assigned yet.")
     }
   }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ private[spark] object AccumulatorContext {
       // Since we are storing weak references, we must check whether the underlying data is valid.
       val acc = ref.get
       if (acc eq null) {
-        throw new IllegalAccessError(s"Attempted to access garbage collected accumulator $id")
+        throw new IllegalStateException(s"Attempted to access garbage collected accumulator $id")
       }
       acc
     }
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/AccumulatorSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/AccumulatorSuite.scala
index 6d03ee091e4ed..b35447bf657e9 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/AccumulatorSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/AccumulatorSuite.scala
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class AccumulatorSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with LocalSparkContex
     assert(ref.get.isEmpty)
 
     // Getting a garbage collected accum should throw error
-    intercept[IllegalAccessError] {
+    intercept[IllegalStateException] {
       AccumulatorContext.get(accId)
     }