diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/io/FileUtility.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/io/FileUtility.java
index e91882222317b..4fc6765e20e31 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/io/FileUtility.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/io/FileUtility.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public static void createTarFile(String source, String destFileName) throws Exce
                 tarOs.finish();
                 tarOs.close();
             } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
+                throw new IllegalStateException(String.format(
+                        "createTarFile failed with exception %s.", e.getMessage()));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/WALUtils.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/WALUtils.scala
index b4813f7eb58b0..771ade3e2a40e 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/WALUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/state/WALUtils.scala
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ object WALUtils {
       }
     }
     val storeFiles = versionToFiles.values.toSeq.sortBy(_.version)
-    // logDebug(s"Current set of files for $this: ${storeFiles.mkString(", ")}")
     storeFiles
   }