diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
index a6fd3637663e..af9807caef85 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/Utils.scala
@@ -1703,34 +1703,6 @@ private[spark] object Utils extends Logging {
     hashAbs
   }
 
-  /**
-   * NaN-safe version of `java.lang.Double.compare()` which allows NaN values to be compared
-   * according to semantics where NaN == NaN and NaN is greater than any non-NaN double.
-   */
-  def nanSafeCompareDoubles(x: Double, y: Double): Int = {
-    val xIsNan: Boolean = java.lang.Double.isNaN(x)
-    val yIsNan: Boolean = java.lang.Double.isNaN(y)
-    if ((xIsNan && yIsNan) || (x == y)) 0
-    else if (xIsNan) 1
-    else if (yIsNan) -1
-    else if (x > y) 1
-    else -1
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * NaN-safe version of `java.lang.Float.compare()` which allows NaN values to be compared
-   * according to semantics where NaN == NaN and NaN is greater than any non-NaN float.
-   */
-  def nanSafeCompareFloats(x: Float, y: Float): Int = {
-    val xIsNan: Boolean = java.lang.Float.isNaN(x)
-    val yIsNan: Boolean = java.lang.Float.isNaN(y)
-    if ((xIsNan && yIsNan) || (x == y)) 0
-    else if (xIsNan) 1
-    else if (yIsNan) -1
-    else if (x > y) 1
-    else -1
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns the system properties map that is thread-safe to iterator over. It gets the
    * properties which have been set explicitly, as well as those for which only a default value
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/util/UtilsSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/util/UtilsSuite.scala
index 418d2f9b8850..83acf090c62a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/util/UtilsSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/util/UtilsSuite.scala
@@ -806,36 +806,6 @@ class UtilsSuite extends SparkFunSuite with ResetSystemProperties with Logging {
     assert(buffer.toString === "st circular test circular")
   }
 
-  test("nanSafeCompareDoubles") {
-    def shouldMatchDefaultOrder(a: Double, b: Double): Unit = {
-      assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(a, b) === JDouble.compare(a, b))
-      assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(b, a) === JDouble.compare(b, a))
-    }
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(0d, 0d)
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(0d, 1d)
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(Double.MinValue, Double.MaxValue)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(Double.NaN, Double.NaN) === 0)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(Double.NaN, Double.PositiveInfinity) === 1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(Double.NaN, Double.NegativeInfinity) === 1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(Double.PositiveInfinity, Double.NaN) === -1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(Double.NegativeInfinity, Double.NaN) === -1)
-  }
-
-  test("nanSafeCompareFloats") {
-    def shouldMatchDefaultOrder(a: Float, b: Float): Unit = {
-      assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(a, b) === JFloat.compare(a, b))
-      assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(b, a) === JFloat.compare(b, a))
-    }
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(0f, 0f)
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(1f, 1f)
-    shouldMatchDefaultOrder(Float.MinValue, Float.MaxValue)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(Float.NaN, Float.NaN) === 0)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(Float.NaN, Float.PositiveInfinity) === 1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(Float.NaN, Float.NegativeInfinity) === 1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(Float.PositiveInfinity, Float.NaN) === -1)
-    assert(Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(Float.NegativeInfinity, Float.NaN) === -1)
-  }
-
   test("isDynamicAllocationEnabled") {
     val conf = new SparkConf()
     conf.set("spark.master", "yarn")
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/codegen/CodeGenerator.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/codegen/CodeGenerator.scala
index 838c045d5bcc..22864153a4e2 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/codegen/CodeGenerator.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/codegen/CodeGenerator.scala
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ class CodegenContext {
   def genComp(dataType: DataType, c1: String, c2: String): String = dataType match {
     // java boolean doesn't support > or < operator
     case BooleanType => s"($c1 == $c2 ? 0 : ($c1 ? 1 : -1))"
-    case DoubleType => s"org.apache.spark.util.Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles($c1, $c2)"
-    case FloatType => s"org.apache.spark.util.Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats($c1, $c2)"
+    case DoubleType => s"java.lang.Double.compare($c1, $c2)"
+    case FloatType => s"java.lang.Float.compare($c1, $c2)"
     // use c1 - c2 may overflow
     case dt: DataType if isPrimitiveType(dt) => s"($c1 > $c2 ? 1 : $c1 < $c2 ? -1 : 0)"
     case BinaryType => s"org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.util.TypeUtils.compareBinary($c1, $c2)"
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/DoubleType.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/DoubleType.scala
index a5c79ff01ca0..b736191ba395 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/DoubleType.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/DoubleType.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class DoubleType private() extends FractionalType {
   private[sql] val numeric = implicitly[Numeric[Double]]
   private[sql] val fractional = implicitly[Fractional[Double]]
   private[sql] val ordering = new Ordering[Double] {
-    override def compare(x: Double, y: Double): Int = Utils.nanSafeCompareDoubles(x, y)
+    override def compare(x: Double, y: Double): Int = java.lang.Double.compare(x, y)
   }
   private[sql] val asIntegral = DoubleAsIfIntegral
 
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/FloatType.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/FloatType.scala
index 352147ec936c..73acb1ecb45f 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/FloatType.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/types/FloatType.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class FloatType private() extends FractionalType {
   private[sql] val numeric = implicitly[Numeric[Float]]
   private[sql] val fractional = implicitly[Fractional[Float]]
   private[sql] val ordering = new Ordering[Float] {
-    override def compare(x: Float, y: Float): Int = Utils.nanSafeCompareFloats(x, y)
+    override def compare(x: Float, y: Float): Int = java.lang.Float.compare(x, y)
   }
   private[sql] val asIntegral = FloatAsIfIntegral