diff --git a/cinder/exception.py b/cinder/exception.py
index ed8e50d3135..20d17d7db5f 100644
--- a/cinder/exception.py
+++ b/cinder/exception.py
@@ -1336,10 +1336,6 @@ class ErrorInHyperScaleVersion(VolumeDriverException):
     message = _("Error in getting HyperScale version '%(cmd_error)s'")
 
 
-class ErrorInParsingArguments(VolumeDriverException):
-    message = _("Error in parsing message arguments : Invalid Payload")
-
-
 # GPFS driver
 class GPFSDriverUnsupportedOperation(VolumeBackendAPIException):
     message = _("GPFS driver unsupported operation: %(msg)s")
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/veritas/utils.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/veritas/utils.py
index df89959d712..c54cbefa770 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/veritas/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/veritas/utils.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def hsexecute(cmdarg_json):
                                            cmdarg_json,
                                            run_as_root=True)
     except (putils.UnknownArgumentError, putils.ProcessExecutionError,
-            exception.ErrorInParsingArguments, OSError):
+            OSError):
         LOG.error("Exception in running the command for %s",
                   cmdarg_json,
                   exc_info=True)