diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index 45f83ad36f..d4c70dd7bd 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -169,8 +169,6 @@ Exceptions
     parsl.providers.errors.ScaleOutFailed
     parsl.providers.errors.SchedulerMissingArgs
     parsl.providers.errors.ScriptPathError
-    parsl.channels.errors.ChannelError
-    parsl.channels.errors.FileCopyException
     parsl.executors.high_throughput.errors.WorkerLost
     parsl.executors.high_throughput.interchange.ManagerLost
     parsl.serialize.errors.DeserializationError
diff --git a/parsl/channels/errors.py b/parsl/channels/errors.py
deleted file mode 100644
index effaea9548..0000000000
--- a/parsl/channels/errors.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-''' Exceptions raise by Apps.
-'''
-from parsl.errors import ParslError
-
-
-class ChannelError(ParslError):
-    """ Base class for all exceptions
-
-    Only to be invoked when only a more specific error is not available.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, reason: str, e: Exception, hostname: str) -> None:
-        self.reason = reason
-        self.e = e
-        self.hostname = hostname
-
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return "Hostname:{0}, Reason:{1}".format(self.hostname, self.reason)
-
-
-class FileCopyException(ChannelError):
-    ''' File copy operation failed
-
-    Contains:
-    reason(string)
-    e (paramiko exception object)
-    hostname (string)
-    '''
-
-    def __init__(self, e: Exception, hostname: str) -> None:
-        super().__init__("File copy failed due to {0}".format(e), e, hostname)