diff --git a/internal/util/crypto.go b/internal/util/crypto.go
index a4be18dc9..ff8f5637c 100644
--- a/internal/util/crypto.go
+++ b/internal/util/crypto.go
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ type EncryptionKMS interface {
 	GetID() string
 }
 
-// MissingPassphrase is an error instructing to generate new passphrase.
-type MissingPassphrase struct {
-	error
-}
-
 // SecretsKMS is default KMS implementation that means no KMS is in use.
 type SecretsKMS struct {
 	passphrase string
diff --git a/internal/util/vault.go b/internal/util/vault.go
index ed377019b..465073946 100644
--- a/internal/util/vault.go
+++ b/internal/util/vault.go
@@ -331,9 +331,7 @@ func (vc *vaultConnection) GetID() string {
 // data.data.passphrase structure.
 func (kms *VaultKMS) GetPassphrase(key string) (string, error) {
 	s, err := kms.secrets.GetSecret(filepath.Join(kms.vaultPassphrasePath, key), kms.keyContext)
-	if errors.Is(err, loss.ErrInvalidSecretId) {
-		return "", MissingPassphrase{err}
-	} else if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/util/vault_tokens.go b/internal/util/vault_tokens.go
index 80fe22da5..120ae4b0f 100644
--- a/internal/util/vault_tokens.go
+++ b/internal/util/vault_tokens.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
-	loss "github.com/libopenstorage/secrets"
 	apierrs "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
@@ -351,9 +350,7 @@ func (kms *VaultTokensKMS) initCertificates(config map[string]interface{}) error
 // data.data.passphrase structure.
 func (kms *VaultTokensKMS) GetPassphrase(key string) (string, error) {
 	s, err := kms.secrets.GetSecret(key, kms.keyContext)
-	if errors.Is(err, loss.ErrInvalidSecretId) {
-		return "", MissingPassphrase{err}
-	} else if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}