diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/GlobalRefDbLockException.java b/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/GlobalRefDbLockException.java
index e51e1f3..65b9cf1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/GlobalRefDbLockException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/GlobalRefDbLockException.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 package com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb;
 
-import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.SharedLockException;
+import com.google.gerrit.git.LockFailureException;
 
 /**
  * {@code GlobalRefDbLockException} is an exception that can be thrown when interacting with the
  * global-refdb to represent the inability to lock or acquire a resource.
  */
-public class GlobalRefDbLockException extends SharedLockException {
+public class GlobalRefDbLockException extends LockFailureException {
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
   /**
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
    * @param cause the cause of the locking failure
    */
   public GlobalRefDbLockException(String project, String refName, Exception cause) {
-    super(project, refName, cause);
+    super(String.format("Unable to lock ref %s on project %s", refName, project), cause);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/RefUpdateValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/RefUpdateValidator.java
index d955599..8823f3d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/RefUpdateValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/RefUpdateValidator.java
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 
 package com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation;
 
+import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.GlobalRefDbLockException;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.GlobalRefDbSystemError;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.CustomSharedRefEnforcementByProject;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.DefaultSharedRefEnforcement;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.OutOfSyncException;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.SharedDbSplitBrainException;
-import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.SharedLockException;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.SharedRefEnforcement;
 import com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb.SharedRefEnforcement.EnforcePolicy;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
   }
 
   protected RefPair compareAndGetLatestLocalRef(RefPair refPair, CloseableSet<AutoCloseable> locks)
-      throws SharedLockException, OutOfSyncException, IOException {
+      throws GlobalRefDbLockException, OutOfSyncException, IOException {
     String refName = refPair.getName();
     EnforcePolicy refEnforcementPolicy = refEnforcement.getPolicy(projectName, refName);
     if (refEnforcementPolicy == EnforcePolicy.IGNORED) {
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@
     }
 
     public void addResourceIfNotExist(
-        String key, ExceptionThrowingSupplier<T, SharedLockException> resourceFactory)
-        throws SharedLockException {
+        String key, ExceptionThrowingSupplier<T, GlobalRefDbLockException> resourceFactory)
+        throws GlobalRefDbLockException {
       if (!elements.containsKey(key)) {
         elements.put(key, resourceFactory.create());
       }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/dfsrefdb/SharedLockException.java b/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/dfsrefdb/SharedLockException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1286ed3..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/gerritforge/gerrit/globalrefdb/validation/dfsrefdb/SharedLockException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package com.gerritforge.gerrit.globalrefdb.validation.dfsrefdb;
-
-import com.google.gerrit.git.LockFailureException;
-
-/** Unable to lock a project/ref resource. */
-public class SharedLockException extends LockFailureException {
-  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs a {@code SharedLockException} exception with the cause of failing to lock a
-   * project/ref resource
-   *
-   * @param project the project the lock is being acquired for
-   * @param refName the ref the project is being acquired for
-   * @param cause the cause of the failure
-   */
-  public SharedLockException(String project, String refName, Exception cause) {
-    super(String.format("Unable to lock ref %s on project %s", refName, project), cause);
-  }
-}