diff --git a/internal/uvm/security_policy.go b/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
index 02af81d2b8..0898babbc1 100644
--- a/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
+++ b/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package uvm
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/guestrequest"
@@ -11,10 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/pkg/securitypolicy"
 )
 
-var (
-	ErrBadPolicy = errors.New("your policy looks suspicious or is badly formatted")
-)
-
 // SetSecurityPolicy tells the gcs instance in the UVM what policy to apply.
 //
 // This has to happen before we start mounting things or generally changing
diff --git a/test/vendor/github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/uvm/security_policy.go b/test/vendor/github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
index 02af81d2b8..0898babbc1 100644
--- a/test/vendor/github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
+++ b/test/vendor/github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/uvm/security_policy.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package uvm
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/internal/guestrequest"
@@ -11,10 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/pkg/securitypolicy"
 )
 
-var (
-	ErrBadPolicy = errors.New("your policy looks suspicious or is badly formatted")
-)
-
 // SetSecurityPolicy tells the gcs instance in the UVM what policy to apply.
 //
 // This has to happen before we start mounting things or generally changing