diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
index e1d83a86f99dc..6fc154f8debcf 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/FunctionRegistry.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier
+
 import scala.language.existentials
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
@@ -455,8 +457,17 @@ object FunctionRegistry {
   private def expression[T <: Expression](name: String)
       (implicit tag: ClassTag[T]): (String, (ExpressionInfo, FunctionBuilder)) = {
 
+    // For `RuntimeReplaceable`, skip the constructor with most arguments, which is the main
+    // constructor and contains non-parameter `child` and should not be used as function builder.
+    val constructors = if (classOf[RuntimeReplaceable].isAssignableFrom(tag.runtimeClass)) {
+      val all = tag.runtimeClass.getConstructors
+      val maxNumArgs = all.map(_.getParameterCount).max
+      all.filterNot(_.getParameterCount == maxNumArgs)
+    } else {
+      tag.runtimeClass.getConstructors
+    }
     // See if we can find a constructor that accepts Seq[Expression]
-    val varargCtor = Try(tag.runtimeClass.getDeclaredConstructor(classOf[Seq[_]])).toOption
+    val varargCtor = constructors.find(_.getParameterTypes.toSeq == Seq(classOf[Seq[_]]))
     val builder = (expressions: Seq[Expression]) => {
       if (varargCtor.isDefined) {
         // If there is an apply method that accepts Seq[Expression], use that one.
@@ -470,11 +481,8 @@ object FunctionRegistry {
       } else {
         // Otherwise, find a constructor method that matches the number of arguments, and use that.
         val params = Seq.fill(expressions.size)(classOf[Expression])
-        val f = Try(tag.runtimeClass.getDeclaredConstructor(params : _*)) match {
-          case Success(e) =>
-            e
-          case Failure(e) =>
-            throw new AnalysisException(s"Invalid number of arguments for function $name")
+        val f = constructors.find(_.getParameterTypes.toSeq == params).getOrElse {
+          throw new AnalysisException(s"Invalid number of arguments for function $name")
         }
         Try(f.newInstance(expressions : _*).asInstanceOf[Expression]) match {
           case Success(e) => e
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
index 3ecbf96b41961..cd14d24370bad 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
@@ -2619,4 +2619,9 @@ class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest with SharedSQLContext {
       new URL(jarFromInvalidFs)
     }
   }
+
+  test("RuntimeReplaceable functions should not take extra parameters") {
+    val e = intercept[AnalysisException](sql("SELECT nvl(1, 2, 3)"))
+    assert(e.message.contains("Invalid number of arguments"))
+  }
 }