diff --git a/PROJECTS/metadata-scrubber-tool/src/utils/exceptions.py b/PROJECTS/metadata-scrubber-tool/src/utils/exceptions.py
index 9d6484b6..4029e686 100644
--- a/PROJECTS/metadata-scrubber-tool/src/utils/exceptions.py
+++ b/PROJECTS/metadata-scrubber-tool/src/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -9,28 +9,18 @@ metadata scrubber tool for handling various error conditions.
 class MetadataException(Exception):
     """Base class for all metadata-related exceptions."""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class UnsupportedFormatError(MetadataException):
     """Raised when attempting to process an unsupported file format."""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class MetadataNotFoundError(MetadataException):
     """Raised when no metadata is found in a file."""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class MetadataProcessingError(MetadataException):
     """Raised when an error occurs during metadata processing."""
 
-    pass
-
 
 class MetadataReadingError(MetadataException):
     """Raised when an error occurs during metadata reading."""
-
-    pass