diff --git a/cinder/exception.py b/cinder/exception.py
index 8d0c2791f34..738f0126825 100644
--- a/cinder/exception.py
+++ b/cinder/exception.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class CinderException(Exception):
                     LOG.error(_LE("%(name)s: %(value)s"),
                               {'name': name, 'value': value})
                 if CONF.fatal_exception_format_errors:
-                    raise exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2]
+                    six.reraise(*exc_info)
                 # at least get the core message out if something happened
                 message = self.message
         elif isinstance(message, Exception):
diff --git a/cinder/image/glance.py b/cinder/image/glance.py
index d4e213176b9..6825b1e6ec9 100644
--- a/cinder/image/glance.py
+++ b/cinder/image/glance.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
+import six
 from six.moves import urllib
 
 from cinder import exception
@@ -480,14 +481,14 @@ def _reraise_translated_image_exception(image_id):
     """Transform the exception for the image but keep its traceback intact."""
     _exc_type, exc_value, exc_trace = sys.exc_info()
     new_exc = _translate_image_exception(image_id, exc_value)
-    raise new_exc, None, exc_trace
+    six.reraise(new_exc, None, exc_trace)
 
 
 def _reraise_translated_exception():
     """Transform the exception but keep its traceback intact."""
     _exc_type, exc_value, exc_trace = sys.exc_info()
     new_exc = _translate_plain_exception(exc_value)
-    raise new_exc, None, exc_trace
+    six.reraise(new_exc, None, exc_trace)
 
 
 def _translate_image_exception(image_id, exc_value):
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/block_base.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/block_base.py
index 23e9eae7740..5a97b3424fa 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/block_base.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/block_base.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class NetAppBlockStorageLibrary(object):
             if lun_id is not None:
                 return lun_id
             else:
-                raise exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2]
+                six.reraise(*exc_info)
 
     def _unmap_lun(self, path, initiator_list):
         """Unmaps a LUN from given initiator."""
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_base.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_base.py
index ce7a575e064..98c57133a81 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_base.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/client_base.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Client(object):
             if e.code == '13115' or e.code == '9016':
                 pass
             else:
-                raise exc_info[0], exc_info[1], exc_info[2]
+                six.reraise(*exc_info)
 
     def create_igroup(self, igroup, igroup_type='iscsi', os_type='default'):
         """Creates igroup with specified args."""