diff --git a/dvc/exceptions.py b/dvc/exceptions.py
index 9bab2eeaf..7a70821ac 100644
--- a/dvc/exceptions.py
+++ b/dvc/exceptions.py
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ class CollectCacheError(DvcException):
     pass
 
 
-class RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError(DvcException):
+class RemoteNotSpecifiedInExternalRepoError(DvcException):
     def __init__(self, url):
-        super(RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError, self).__init__(
+        super(RemoteNotSpecifiedInExternalRepoError, self).__init__(
             "No DVC remote is specified in target repository '{}'".format(url)
         )
diff --git a/dvc/external_repo.py b/dvc/external_repo.py
index ccdadf6e6..6fab519df 100644
--- a/dvc/external_repo.py
+++ b/dvc/external_repo.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 
 from funcy import retry
 
+from dvc.config import NoRemoteError
+from dvc.exceptions import RemoteNotSpecifiedInExternalRepoError
 from dvc.utils import remove
 
 
@@ -19,7 +21,10 @@ def external_repo(url=None, rev=None, rev_lock=None, cache_dir=None):
 
     path = _external_repo(url=url, rev=rev_lock or rev, cache_dir=cache_dir)
     repo = Repo(path)
-    yield repo
+    try:
+        yield repo
+    except NoRemoteError:
+        raise RemoteNotSpecifiedInExternalRepoError(url)
     repo.close()
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/repo/get.py b/dvc/repo/get.py
index 1f1afdb6d..011700684 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/get.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/get.py
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import os
 
 import shortuuid
 
-from dvc.config import NoRemoteError
 from dvc.exceptions import GetDVCFileError
 from dvc.exceptions import NotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.exceptions import OutputNotFoundError
-from dvc.exceptions import RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError
 from dvc.exceptions import UrlNotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.external_repo import external_repo
 from dvc.path_info import PathInfo
@@ -58,8 +56,6 @@ def get(url, path, out=None, rev=None):
             with o.repo.state:
                 o.checkout()
 
-    except NoRemoteError:
-        raise RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError(url)
     except NotDvcRepoError:
         raise UrlNotDvcRepoError(url)
     except OutputNotFoundError:
diff --git a/dvc/repo/imp.py b/dvc/repo/imp.py
index d15697dbd..68ead389b 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/imp.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/imp.py
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-from dvc.config import NoRemoteError
-from dvc.exceptions import RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError
-
-
 def imp(self, url, path, out=None, rev=None):
     erepo = {"url": url}
     if rev is not None:
         erepo["rev"] = rev
 
-    try:
-        return self.imp_url(path, out=out, erepo=erepo, locked=True)
-    except NoRemoteError:
-        raise RemoteNotSpecifiedInTargetRepoError(url)
+    return self.imp_url(path, out=out, erepo=erepo, locked=True)