diff --git a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/PerReplicaStatesOps.java b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/PerReplicaStatesOps.java
index 9f40ef923ed..dd0b14fd3e1 100644
--- a/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/PerReplicaStatesOps.java
+++ b/solr/solrj-zookeeper/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/cloud/PerReplicaStatesOps.java
@@ -379,10 +379,4 @@ List<PerReplicaStates.Operation> refresh(PerReplicaStates prs) {
   public String toString() {
     return ops.toString();
   }
-
-  public static class PrsZkNodeNotFoundException extends SolrException {
-    private PrsZkNodeNotFoundException(ErrorCode code, String msg, Throwable cause) {
-      super(code, msg, cause);
-    }
-  }
 }