diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 52ac086..d84ed68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v1
       with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
+        python-version: '3.8'
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: make devenv
     - name: Build and publish
diff --git a/adagio/exceptions.py b/adagio/exceptions.py
index 43b6112..66866c5 100644
--- a/adagio/exceptions.py
+++ b/adagio/exceptions.py
@@ -2,23 +2,19 @@
 
 
 class AdagioError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 
 class WorkflowBug(AdagioError):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 
 class CompileError(AdagioError):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 
 class DependencyDefinitionError(CompileError):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 
 class DependencyNotDefinedError(DependencyDefinitionError):
@@ -28,8 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, expected: Iterable[str], actual: Iterable[str]):
 
 
 class WorkflowRuntimeError(AdagioError):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    pass
 
 
 class AbortedError(WorkflowRuntimeError):
@@ -38,10 +33,4 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class SkippedError(WorkflowRuntimeError):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-def assert_on_compile(bool_expr: bool, msg: str) -> None:
-    if not bool_expr:
-        raise CompileError(msg)
+    pass