diff --git a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
index ad4b76695c9ff..b9bdec3d70864 100755
--- a/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
+++ b/dev/merge_spark_pr.py
@@ -159,11 +159,7 @@ def merge_pr(pr_num, target_ref, title, body, pr_repo_desc):
         merge_message_flags += ["-m", message]
 
     # The string "Closes #%s" string is required for GitHub to correctly close the PR
-    merge_message_flags += [
-        "-m",
-        "Closes #%s from %s and squashes the following commits:" % (pr_num, pr_repo_desc)]
-    for c in commits:
-        merge_message_flags += ["-m", c]
+    merge_message_flags += ["-m", "Closes #%s from %s." % (pr_num, pr_repo_desc)]
 
     run_cmd(['git', 'commit', '--author="%s"' % primary_author] + merge_message_flags)