diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
index d79ec5cddf195..35cd2b1e1fff1 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContextSuite.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
 
 import scala.concurrent.Await
 import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
+import org.scalatest.Matchers._
 
 class SparkContextSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext {
 
@@ -274,16 +275,13 @@ class SparkContextSuite extends SparkFunSuite with LocalSparkContext {
   }
 
   test("calling multiple sc.stop() must not throw any exception") {
-    try {
+    noException should be thrownBy {
       sc = new SparkContext(new SparkConf().setAppName("test").setMaster("local"))
       val cnt = sc.parallelize(1 to 4).count()
       sc.cancelAllJobs()
       sc.stop()
       // call stop second time
       sc.stop()
-    } catch {
-      case e: Exception =>
-        fail("calling multiple sc.stop() must not throw any exception", e);
     }
   }
 }