diff --git a/spark/v3.5/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/spark/source/SparkWrite.java b/spark/v3.5/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/spark/source/SparkWrite.java
index a7c1234a79a3..58d77695f27d 100644
--- a/spark/v3.5/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/spark/source/SparkWrite.java
+++ b/spark/v3.5/spark/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/spark/source/SparkWrite.java
@@ -506,6 +506,11 @@ public StreamingDataWriterFactory createStreamingWriterFactory(PhysicalWriteInfo
       return createWriterFactory();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean useCommitCoordinator() {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final void commit(long epochId, WriterCommitMessage[] messages) {
       LOG.info("Committing epoch {} for query {} in {} mode", epochId, queryId, mode());