diff --git a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyExternalProcessException.java b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyExternalProcessException.java
index 06e233717fd6..0b4515cc77de 100644
--- a/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyExternalProcessException.java
+++ b/python/openapi/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyExternalProcessException.java
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@ public class PyExternalProcessException extends ExecutionException {
     myMessage = stripLinesWithoutLineFeeds(message);
   }
 
-  public PyExternalProcessException(int retcode, @NotNull String name, @NotNull List<String> args, @NotNull String message, Throwable cause) {
-    super(String.format("External process error '%s %s':\n%s", name, StringUtil.join(args, " "), message), cause);
-    myRetcode = retcode;
-    myName = name;
-    myArgs = args;
-    myMessage = stripLinesWithoutLineFeeds(message);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
index 2a579f16d44d..ce97a2d18773 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class PyRemotePackageManagerImpl extends PyPackageManagerImpl {
           return processOutput;
         }
         catch (ExecutionException e) {
-          throw new PyExternalProcessException(ERROR_INVALID_SDK, helperPath, args, "Error running SDK: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+          throw new PyExternalProcessException(ERROR_INVALID_SDK, helperPath, args, "Error running SDK: " + e.getMessage());
         }
       }
       else {