diff --git a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenPlugin.scala b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenPlugin.scala
index d5f5fd2e2150..e52c53d1d558 100644
--- a/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenPlugin.scala
+++ b/gluten-core/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenPlugin.scala
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private[gluten] class GlutenDriverPlugin extends DriverPlugin with Logging {
 
     postBuildInfoEvent(sc)
 
-    setPredefinedConfigs(sc, conf)
+    setPredefinedConfigs(conf)
 
     // Initialize Backend.
     Backend.get().onDriverStart(sc, pluginContext)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ private[gluten] class GlutenDriverPlugin extends DriverPlugin with Logging {
     GlutenEventUtils.post(sc, event)
   }
 
-  private def setPredefinedConfigs(sc: SparkContext, conf: SparkConf): Unit = {
+  private def setPredefinedConfigs(conf: SparkConf): Unit = {
     // Spark SQL extensions
     val extensions = if (conf.contains(SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS.key)) {
       s"${conf.get(SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS.key)}," +
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ private[gluten] class GlutenDriverPlugin extends DriverPlugin with Logging {
     conf.set(SPARK_SESSION_EXTENSIONS.key, extensions)
 
     // adaptive custom cost evaluator class
-    if (GlutenConfig.getConf.enableGluten && GlutenConfig.getConf.enableGlutenCostEvaluator) {
+    val enableGlutenCostEvaluator = conf.getBoolean(
+      GlutenConfig.GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED,
+      GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED_DEFAULT_VALUE)
+    if (enableGlutenCostEvaluator) {
       val costEvaluator = "org.apache.spark.sql.execution.adaptive.GlutenCostEvaluator"
       conf.set(SQLConf.ADAPTIVE_CUSTOM_COST_EVALUATOR_CLASS.key, costEvaluator)
     }
diff --git a/shims/common/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenConfig.scala b/shims/common/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenConfig.scala
index 0bfe16270e5f..0e41fc65376c 100644
--- a/shims/common/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenConfig.scala
+++ b/shims/common/src/main/scala/org/apache/gluten/GlutenConfig.scala
@@ -466,8 +466,6 @@ class GlutenConfig(conf: SQLConf) extends Logging {
 
   def enableCastAvgAggregateFunction: Boolean = conf.getConf(COLUMNAR_NATIVE_CAST_AGGREGATE_ENABLED)
 
-  def enableGlutenCostEvaluator: Boolean = conf.getConf(COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED)
-
   def dynamicOffHeapSizingEnabled: Boolean =
     conf.getConf(DYNAMIC_OFFHEAP_SIZING_ENABLED)
 
@@ -648,6 +646,7 @@ object GlutenConfig {
     "spark.gluten.memory.dynamic.offHeap.sizing.memory.fraction"
 
   val GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED = "spark.gluten.sql.adaptive.costEvaluator.enabled"
+  val GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED_DEFAULT_VALUE = true
 
   var ins: GlutenConfig = _
 
@@ -2116,15 +2115,15 @@ object GlutenConfig {
       .createWithDefault(true)
 
   val COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED =
-    buildConf(GlutenConfig.GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED)
+    buildStaticConf(GlutenConfig.GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED)
       .internal()
       .doc(
-        "If true and gluten enabled, use " +
+        "If true, use " +
           "org.apache.spark.sql.execution.adaptive.GlutenCostEvaluator as custom cost " +
           "evaluator class, else follow the configuration " +
           "spark.sql.adaptive.customCostEvaluatorClass.")
       .booleanConf
-      .createWithDefault(true)
+      .createWithDefault(GLUTEN_COST_EVALUATOR_ENABLED_DEFAULT_VALUE)
 
   val DYNAMIC_OFFHEAP_SIZING_ENABLED =
     buildConf(GlutenConfig.GLUTEN_DYNAMIC_OFFHEAP_SIZING_ENABLED)