diff --git a/ceilometerclient/exc.py b/ceilometerclient/exc.py
index f0620b1e..dfa46def 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/exc.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/exc.py
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ class CommunicationError(BaseException):
     """Unable to communicate with server."""
 
 
-class ClientException(Exception):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-
-
-class HTTPException(ClientException):
+class HTTPException(BaseException):
     """Base exception for all HTTP-derived exceptions."""
     code = 'N/A'
 
@@ -68,38 +64,18 @@ class HTTPMultipleChoices(HTTPException):
                                     self.details)
 
 
-class BadRequest(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 400
-
-
 class HTTPBadRequest(HTTPException):
     code = 400
 
 
-class Unauthorized(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 401
-
-
 class HTTPUnauthorized(HTTPException):
     code = 401
 
 
-class Forbidden(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 403
-
-
 class HTTPForbidden(HTTPException):
     code = 403
 
 
-class NotFound(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 404
-
-
 class HTTPNotFound(HTTPException):
     code = 404
 
@@ -108,20 +84,10 @@ class HTTPMethodNotAllowed(HTTPException):
     code = 405
 
 
-class Conflict(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 409
-
-
 class HTTPConflict(HTTPException):
     code = 409
 
 
-class OverLimit(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 413
-
-
 class HTTPOverLimit(HTTPException):
     code = 413
 
@@ -138,11 +104,6 @@ class HTTPBadGateway(HTTPException):
     code = 502
 
 
-class ServiceUnavailable(HTTPException):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    code = 503
-
-
 class HTTPServiceUnavailable(HTTPException):
     code = 503
 
@@ -160,13 +121,3 @@ def from_response(response, details=None):
     """Return an instance of an HTTPException based on httplib response."""
     cls = _code_map.get(response.status, HTTPException)
     return cls(details)
-
-
-class NoTokenLookupException(Exception):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    pass
-
-
-class EndpointNotFound(Exception):
-    """DEPRECATED."""
-    pass
diff --git a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
index 1536abc1..82329b43 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/tests/test_shell.py
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ class ShellTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch.object(ksclient, 'Client')
     def test_debug_switch_raises_error(self, mock_ksclient):
-        mock_ksclient.side_effect = exc.Unauthorized
+        mock_ksclient.side_effect = exc.HTTPUnauthorized
         self.make_env()
         args = ['--debug', 'event-list']
-        self.assertRaises(exc.Unauthorized, ceilometer_shell.main, args)
+        self.assertRaises(exc.HTTPUnauthorized, ceilometer_shell.main, args)
 
     @mock.patch.object(ksclient, 'Client')
     def test_dash_d_switch_raises_error(self, mock_ksclient):
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ShellTest(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch.object(ksclient, 'Client')
     def test_no_debug_switch_no_raises_errors(self, mock_ksclient):
-        mock_ksclient.side_effect = exc.Unauthorized("FAIL")
+        mock_ksclient.side_effect = exc.HTTPUnauthorized("FAIL")
         self.make_env()
         args = ['event-list']
         self.assertRaises(SystemExit, ceilometer_shell.main, args)