diff --git a/sql/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/quidem/DruidQuidemCommandHandler.java b/sql/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/quidem/DruidQuidemCommandHandler.java
index 699f8a3619d..0c2a94d1fa1 100644
--- a/sql/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/quidem/DruidQuidemCommandHandler.java
+++ b/sql/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/quidem/DruidQuidemCommandHandler.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.apache.druid.sql.hook.DruidHookDispatcher;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ public class DruidQuidemCommandHandler implements CommandHandler
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected final void executeExplain(Context x) throws IOException, SQLException
+    protected final void executeExplain(Context x) throws IOException
     {
       DruidHookDispatcher dhp = unwrapDruidHookDispatcher(x);
       List<RelNode> logged = new ArrayList<>();