diff --git a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/SparkErrorUtils.scala b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/SparkErrorUtils.scala
index c2b56fe85b7fa..3e7feaf1b1dfb 100644
--- a/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/SparkErrorUtils.scala
+++ b/common/utils/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/SparkErrorUtils.scala
@@ -100,12 +100,16 @@ private[spark] trait SparkErrorUtils extends Logging {
   }
 
   def stackTraceToString(t: Throwable): String = {
-    val out = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
-    SparkErrorUtils.tryWithResource(new PrintWriter(out)) { writer =>
-      t.printStackTrace(writer)
-      writer.flush()
+    Option(t) match {
+      case None => ""
+      case Some(throwable) =>
+        val out = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+        SparkErrorUtils.tryWithResource(new PrintWriter(out)) { writer =>
+          throwable.printStackTrace(writer)
+          writer.flush()
+        }
+        new String(out.toByteArray, UTF_8)
     }
-    new String(out.toByteArray, UTF_8)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/scalastyle-config.xml b/scalastyle-config.xml
index 2dec5468c51b5..a12c79062993d 100644
--- a/scalastyle-config.xml
+++ b/scalastyle-config.xml
@@ -419,6 +419,11 @@ This file is divided into 3 sections:
     <customMessage>Use getRootCause of SparkErrorUtils or Utils instead</customMessage>
   </check>
 
+  <check customId="commonslang3getstacktrace" level="error" class="org.scalastyle.file.RegexChecker" enabled="true">
+    <parameters><parameter name="regex">\bExceptionUtils\.getStackTrace\b</parameter></parameters>
+    <customMessage>Use stackTraceToString of SparkErrorUtils or Utils instead</customMessage>
+  </check>
+
   <check customId="commonslang3strings" level="error" class="org.scalastyle.file.RegexChecker" enabled="true">
     <parameters><parameter name="regex">org\.apache\.commons\.lang3\.Strings\b</parameter></parameters>
     <customMessage>Use Java String methods instead</customMessage>
diff --git a/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/planner/SparkConnectPlanner.scala b/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/planner/SparkConnectPlanner.scala
index 7320c6e3918c8..f94c657bf08b7 100644
--- a/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/planner/SparkConnectPlanner.scala
+++ b/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/planner/SparkConnectPlanner.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.{Lists, Maps}
 import com.google.protobuf.{Any => ProtoAny, ByteString}
 import io.grpc.{Context, Status, StatusRuntimeException}
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils
 
 import org.apache.spark.{SparkClassNotFoundException, SparkEnv, SparkException, TaskContext}
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.{DeveloperApi, Since}
@@ -3496,7 +3495,7 @@ class SparkConnectPlanner(
             .setExceptionMessage(e.toString())
             .setErrorClass(e.getCondition)
 
-          val stackTrace = Option(ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e))
+          val stackTrace = Option(Utils.stackTraceToString(e))
           stackTrace.foreach { s =>
             exception_builder.setStackTrace(s)
           }
diff --git a/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/utils/ErrorUtils.scala b/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/utils/ErrorUtils.scala
index 292d2eee0f159..10ab12fe2272f 100644
--- a/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/utils/ErrorUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/connect/server/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/connect/utils/ErrorUtils.scala
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import com.google.rpc.{Code => RPCCode, ErrorInfo, Status => RPCStatus}
 import io.grpc.Status
 import io.grpc.protobuf.StatusProto
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils
 import org.json4s.JsonDSL._
 import org.json4s.jackson.JsonMethods
 
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ private[connect] object ErrorUtils extends Logging {
         .put(errorId, st)
     }
 
-    lazy val stackTrace = Option(ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(st))
+    lazy val stackTrace = Option(Utils.stackTraceToString(st))
     val stackTraceEnabled = sessionHolderOpt.exists(
       _.session.sessionState.conf.getConf(SQLConf.PYSPARK_JVM_STACKTRACE_ENABLED))
     val withStackTrace =
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLDriver.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLDriver.scala
index 7cc181ea6945a..347ed6ef8b4e3 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLDriver.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLDriver.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.{ArrayList => JArrayList, Arrays, List => JList}
 
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.metastore.api.{FieldSchema, Schema}
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.Driver
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.processors.CommandProcessorResponse
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.classic.ClassicConversions._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.{QueryExecution, QueryExecutionException, SQLExecution}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.HiveResult.hiveResultString
 import org.apache.spark.sql.internal.{SQLConf, VariableSubstitution}
+import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
 
 
 private[hive] class SparkSQLDriver(val sparkSession: SparkSession = SparkSQLEnv.sparkSession)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private[hive] class SparkSQLDriver(val sparkSession: SparkSession = SparkSQLEnv.
           throw st
         case cause: Throwable =>
           logError(log"Failed in [${MDC(COMMAND, command)}]", cause)
-          throw new QueryExecutionException(ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(cause))
+          throw new QueryExecutionException(Utils.stackTraceToString(cause))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
index 9389bb425492e..fbc1099307e0c 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/client/HiveClientImpl.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path
 import org.apache.hadoop.hive.common.StatsSetupConst
@@ -921,7 +920,7 @@ private[hive] class HiveClientImpl(
               // Wrap the original hive error with QueryExecutionException and throw it
               // if there is an error in query processing.
               // This works for hive 4.x and later versions.
-              throw new QueryExecutionException(ExceptionUtils.getStackTrace(e))
+              throw new QueryExecutionException(Utils.stackTraceToString(e))
           } finally {
             closeDriver(driver)
           }