diff --git a/modules/aeolus/geos_nav.py b/modules/aeolus/geos_nav.py
index 32ef6f29ecf1d4eef0d833765554db8463bc06eb..1fee14996a09a19c13f27509228c2db880d00a99 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/geos_nav.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/geos_nav.py
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 
-class MyGenericException(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, message):
-        self.message = message
-
-
 DEG_TO_RAD = np.pi/180.0;
 RAD_TO_DEG = 180.0/np.pi;
 r_pol = 6356.5838  # km