1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/util/collection/unsafe/sort/UnsafeExternalSorter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/util/collection/unsafe/sort/UnsafeExternalSorter.java
index a6edc1ad3f..296bf722fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/util/collection/unsafe/sort/UnsafeExternalSorter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/util/collection/unsafe/sort/UnsafeExternalSorter.java
@@ -293,15 +293,7 @@ public final class UnsafeExternalSorter extends MemoryConsumer {
     assert(inMemSorter != null);
     if (!inMemSorter.hasSpaceForAnotherRecord()) {
       long used = inMemSorter.getMemoryUsage();
-      LongArray array;
-      try {
-        // could trigger spilling
-        array = allocateArray(used / 8 * 2);
-      } catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
-        // should have trigger spilling
-        assert(inMemSorter.hasSpaceForAnotherRecord());
-        return;
-      }
+      LongArray array = allocateArray(used / 8 * 2);
       // check if spilling is triggered or not
       if (inMemSorter.hasSpaceForAnotherRecord()) {
         freeArray(array);