diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/exceptions.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/exceptions.py
index 383bb603a..d83d4a000 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/exceptions.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/exceptions.py
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ class MultipleBranchError(DvcException):
         self.ref_infos = ref_infos
 
 
-class ApplyConflictError(InvalidArgumentError):
-    def __init__(self, name):
-        super().__init__(
-            f"Experiment '{name}' cannot be applied to because your current "
-            "workspace contains changes which would be overwritten. Either "
-            "'git stash' your current changes before applying this "
-            "experiment, or re-run this command with '--force' to overwrite "
-            "your current changes."
-        )
-        self.name = name
-
-
 class AmbiguousExpRefInfo(InvalidArgumentError):
     def __init__(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
index 0e742854b..3996ae315 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_experiments.py
@@ -110,15 +110,13 @@ def test_failed_exp_workspace(
 
 def test_apply(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
     from dvc.exceptions import InvalidArgumentError
-    from dvc.repo.experiments.exceptions import ApplyConflictError
 
     results = dvc.experiments.run(exp_stage.addressing, params=["foo=2"], tmp_dir=True)
     exp_a = first(results)
 
-    results = dvc.experiments.run(
+    dvc.experiments.run(
         exp_stage.addressing, params=["foo=3"], tmp_dir=True, name="foo"
     )
-    exp_b = first(results)
 
     with pytest.raises(InvalidArgumentError):
         dvc.experiments.apply("bar")
@@ -127,12 +125,6 @@ def test_apply(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
     assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
     assert (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
 
-    with pytest.raises(ApplyConflictError):
-        dvc.experiments.apply(exp_b, force=False)
-        # failed apply should revert everything to prior state
-    assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
-    assert (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
-
     dvc.experiments.apply("foo")
     assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 3"
     assert (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 3"
@@ -168,8 +160,6 @@ def test_apply_failed(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, failed_exp_stage, test_queue):
 
 
 def test_apply_queued(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
-    from dvc.repo.experiments.exceptions import ApplyConflictError
-
     metrics_original = (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip()
     dvc.experiments.run(
         exp_stage.addressing, params=["foo=2"], name="exp-a", queue=True
@@ -186,29 +176,18 @@ def test_apply_queued(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
     assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
     assert (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip() == metrics_original
 
-    with pytest.raises(ApplyConflictError):
-        dvc.experiments.apply(queue_revs["exp-b"], force=False)
-
     dvc.experiments.apply(queue_revs["exp-b"])
     assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 3"
     assert (tmp_dir / "metrics.yaml").read_text().strip() == metrics_original
 
 
 def test_apply_untracked(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage):
-    from dvc.repo.experiments.exceptions import ApplyConflictError
-
     results = dvc.experiments.run(exp_stage.addressing, params=["foo=2"])
     exp = first(results)
     tmp_dir.gen("untracked", "untracked")
     tmp_dir.gen("params.yaml", "conflict")
 
-    with pytest.raises(ApplyConflictError):
-        dvc.experiments.apply(exp, force=False)
-
-    assert (tmp_dir / "untracked").read_text() == "untracked"
-    assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text() == "conflict"
-
-    dvc.experiments.apply(exp, force=True)
+    dvc.experiments.apply(exp)
     assert (tmp_dir / "untracked").read_text() == "untracked"
     assert (tmp_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"