diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index dc887074eca..ac589900b32 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ disable=
  keyword-arg-before-vararg,
  too-many-function-args,
  unsupported-assignment-operation,
- misplaced-bare-raise,
  not-an-iterable,
  unsupported-membership-test,
  unsupported-assignment-operation,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
index f645de2978e..e5291d46952 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/huawei/rest_client.py
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ class RestClient(object):
         result = self.call(url, None, "GET", log_filter_flag=True)
 
         if result['error']['code'] != 0:
-            raise
+            raise Exception(_('Failed to get object count.'))
 
         if result.get("data"):
             return result.get("data").get("COUNT")
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
index 31d8d276e8b..7f1c96c0065 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class NaElement(object):
         if isinstance(na_element, NaElement):
             self._element.append(na_element._element)
             return
-        raise
+        raise Exception(_('Failed to add child element.'))
 
     def get_child_by_name(self, name):
         """Get the child element by the tag name."""