diff --git a/tools/releasetools/check_ota_package_signature.py b/tools/releasetools/check_ota_package_signature.py
index 58510a52d2..b395c196d0 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/check_ota_package_signature.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/check_ota_package_signature.py
@@ -181,8 +181,5 @@ def main():
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   try:
     main()
-  except AssertionError as err:
-    print('\n    ERROR: %s\n' % (err,))
-    sys.exit(1)
   finally:
     common.Cleanup()
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py b/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
index eaed07e877..738d77d63e 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/check_partition_sizes.py
@@ -300,8 +300,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
   try:
     common.CloseInheritedPipes()
     main(sys.argv[1:])
-  except common.ExternalError:
-    logger.exception("\n   ERROR:\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
   finally:
     common.Cleanup()
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py b/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
index 6fc79d2b3a..4bcbd8eeab 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/check_target_files_vintf.py
@@ -286,8 +286,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   try:
     common.CloseInheritedPipes()
     main(sys.argv[1:])
-  except common.ExternalError:
-    logger.exception('\n   ERROR:\n')
-    sys.exit(1)
   finally:
     common.Cleanup()
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py b/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
index 0b2b1870c1..76da89c865 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/img_from_target_files.py
@@ -251,8 +251,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   try:
     common.CloseInheritedPipes()
     main(sys.argv[1:])
-  except common.ExternalError as e:
-    logger.exception('\n   ERROR:\n')
-    sys.exit(1)
   finally:
     common.Cleanup()
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/sign_apex.py b/tools/releasetools/sign_apex.py
index 66f5e0513a..692646705e 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/sign_apex.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/sign_apex.py
@@ -149,8 +149,5 @@ def main(argv):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   try:
     main(sys.argv[1:])
-  except common.ExternalError:
-    logger.exception("\n   ERROR:\n")
-    sys.exit(1)
   finally:
     common.Cleanup()