diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index c05e41cfcc0c2..bb5dead44be2c 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -1039,8 +1039,6 @@ object TestSettings {
         Seq("-eNCXEHLOPQMDF")
       }.getOrElse(Nil): _*),
     testOptions in Test += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.JUnit, "-v", "-a"),
-    // Required to detect Junit tests for each project, see also https://github.com/sbt/junit-interface/issues/35
-    crossPaths := false,
     // Enable Junit testing.
     libraryDependencies += "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % "0.11" % "test",
     // `parallelExecutionInTest` controls whether test suites belonging to the same SBT project