diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
index 9a8195e9d099e3848e41f98bd4f810a47a275c2f..055aff14448583142a498b620c2f0241406e8ae1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Internal\AsyncCompletion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\AsyncCallBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\AsyncCallServer.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="OperationFailedException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\AsyncCall.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\Preconditions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\ServerCredentialsSafeHandle.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCallBase.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCallBase.cs
index 9fa0baca87a3a9ef5e39dccd74c6654aebe0e4a6..6ca4bbdafc5ef7a66aaf3e0e1bbfc4748eea3f36 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCallBase.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/AsyncCallBase.cs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 
             if (!success)
             {
-                FireCompletion(origCompletionDelegate, null, new OperationFailedException("Send failed"));
+                FireCompletion(origCompletionDelegate, null, new InvalidOperationException("Send failed"));
             }
             else
             {
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
 
             if (!success)
             {
-                FireCompletion(origCompletionDelegate, null, new OperationFailedException("Halfclose failed"));
+                FireCompletion(origCompletionDelegate, null, new InvalidOperationException("Halfclose failed"));
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/OperationFailedException.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/OperationFailedException.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b1c24d0c1646caa9e8a01b83d10daadeff5813b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/OperationFailedException.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#region Copyright notice and license
-
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
-// All rights reserved.
-//
-// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-// met:
-//
-//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-// distribution.
-//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-// this software without specific prior written permission.
-//
-// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-#endregion
-
-using System;
-
-namespace Grpc.Core
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Thrown when gRPC operation fails.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class OperationFailedException : Exception
-    {
-        public OperationFailedException(string message) : base(message)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-}