diff --git a/dvc/fs/base.py b/dvc/fs/base.py
index af73de5ce..de695e6c2 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/base.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/base.py
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ from dvc.utils.fs import makedirs, move
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class RemoteCmdError(DvcException):
-    def __init__(self, remote, cmd, ret, err):
-        super().__init__(
-            "{remote} command '{cmd}' finished with non-zero return code"
-            " {ret}': {err}".format(remote=remote, cmd=cmd, ret=ret, err=err)
-        )
-
-
 class RemoteActionNotImplemented(DvcException):
     def __init__(self, action, scheme):
         m = f"{action} is not supported for {scheme} remotes"
diff --git a/tests/unit/remote/test_base.py b/tests/unit/remote/test_base.py
index b61c5532a..4370b17e5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/remote/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/unit/remote/test_base.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import math
 import posixpath
 from unittest import mock
 
-import pytest
-
-from dvc.fs.base import FileSystem, RemoteCmdError
+from dvc.fs.base import FileSystem
 from dvc.objects.db.base import ObjectDB
 
 
@@ -18,22 +16,6 @@ class _CallableOrNone:
 CallableOrNone = _CallableOrNone()
 
 
-def test_cmd_error(dvc):
-    config = {}
-
-    cmd = "sed 'hello'"
-    ret = "1"
-    err = "sed: expression #1, char 2: extra characters after command"
-
-    with mock.patch.object(
-        FileSystem,
-        "remove",
-        side_effect=RemoteCmdError("base", cmd, ret, err),
-    ):
-        with pytest.raises(RemoteCmdError):
-            FileSystem(**config).remove("file")
-
-
 @mock.patch.object(ObjectDB, "_list_hashes_traverse")
 @mock.patch.object(ObjectDB, "list_hashes_exists")
 def test_hashes_exist(object_exists, traverse, dvc):