diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v1/SoftDeleteHandlerV1.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v1/SoftDeleteHandlerV1.java
index d408a2cd05..af0cd382cb 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v1/SoftDeleteHandlerV1.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/repository/store/graph/v1/SoftDeleteHandlerV1.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ protected void deleteEdge(AtlasEdge edge, boolean force) throws AtlasBaseExcepti
                 AtlasRelationshipStoreV2.recordRelationshipMutation(AtlasRelationshipStoreV2.RelationshipMutation.RELATIONSHIP_SOFT_DELETE, edge, entityRetriever);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOG.error("Error while deleting edge {}", GraphHelper.string(edge), e);
-            throw new AtlasBaseException(e);
+            throw e;
         }
     }
 }