diff --git a/dev/create-release/spark-rm/Dockerfile b/dev/create-release/spark-rm/Dockerfile
index 30cc1d7bdd8d4..20d8f847e1b25 100644
--- a/dev/create-release/spark-rm/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/create-release/spark-rm/Dockerfile
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ RUN python3.11 -m pip install --ignore-installed 'blinker>=1.6.2' && \
     python3.11 -m pip cache purge
 
 # Sphinx and documentation packages
-# See 'ipython_genutils' in SPARK-38517, 'docutils' in SPARK-39421
+# See 'docutils' in SPARK-39421
 RUN python3.11 -m pip install 'sphinx==8.2.3' mkdocs 'pydata_sphinx_theme>=0.13' \
     sphinx-copybutton nbsphinx numpydoc markupsafe 'pyzmq<24.0.0' \
-    ipython ipython_genutils sphinx_plotly_directive 'numpy>=1.23.2' pyarrow pandas \
+    ipython sphinx_plotly_directive 'numpy>=1.23.2' pyarrow pandas \
     'plotly>=4.8' 'docutils' 'mypy==1.19.1' 'pytest==7.1.3' \
     'pytest-mypy-plugins==1.9.3' 'ruff==0.14.8' 'pandas-stubs==1.2.0.53' \
     'grpcio==1.76.0' 'grpc-stubs==1.24.11' 'googleapis-common-protos-stubs==2.2.0'
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
index 22022dfb77c46..b88036916f2c0 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/opt/spark-venv
 RUN python3.12 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
 ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"
 
-# See 'ipython_genutils' in SPARK-38517
 # See 'docutils<0.18.0' in SPARK-39421
 RUN python3.12 -m pip install 'sphinx==8.2.3' mkdocs 'pydata_sphinx_theme>=0.13' sphinx-copybutton nbsphinx numpydoc markupsafe \
-  ipython ipython_genutils sphinx_plotly_directive 'numpy>=1.23.2' 'pyarrow>=23.0.0' 'pandas==2.3.3' 'plotly>=4.8' 'docutils' \
+  ipython sphinx_plotly_directive 'numpy>=1.23.2' 'pyarrow>=23.0.0' 'pandas==2.3.3' 'plotly>=4.8' 'docutils' \
   'mypy==1.19.1' 'pytest==7.1.3' 'pytest-mypy-plugins==1.9.3' 'ruff==0.14.8' \
   'pandas-stubs==1.2.0.53' 'grpcio==1.76.0' 'grpcio-status==1.76.0' 'protobuf==6.33.5' 'grpc-stubs==1.24.11' 'googleapis-common-protos-stubs==2.2.0' \
   && python3.12 -m pip cache purge
diff --git a/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile b/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
index ead0e6488c0fb..a6c7e48d48a11 100644
--- a/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev/spark-test-image/lint/Dockerfile
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ RUN python3.12 -m pip install \
     'grpcio==1.76.0' \
     'zstandard==0.25.0' \
     'ipython' \
-    'ipython_genutils' \
     'matplotlib' \
     'mypy==1.19.1' \
     'numpy==2.4.1' \