diff --git a/tests/unit/storage_v3.cpp b/tests/unit/storage_v3.cpp
index 3098acbdb..b107786e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storage_v3.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/storage_v3.cpp
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
 
 using testing::UnorderedElementsAre;
 
-namespace {
-
-class AlreadyInsertedException : public std::exception {};
-
-}  // namespace
-
 namespace memgraph::storage::v3::tests {
 
 class StorageV3 : public ::testing::TestWithParam<bool> {
@@ -2656,21 +2650,16 @@ TEST_P(StorageV3, TestCreateVertexAndValidate) {
               (std::map<PropertyId, PropertyValue>{{prop1, PropertyValue(111)}}));
   }
   {
-    EXPECT_THROW(
-        {
-          Shard store(primary_label, min_pk, std::nullopt /*max_primary_key*/, schema_property_vector);
-          auto acc = store.Access(GetNextHlc());
-          auto vertex1 = acc.CreateVertexAndValidate({}, {PropertyValue{0}}, {});
-          auto vertex2 = acc.CreateVertexAndValidate({}, {PropertyValue{0}}, {});
+    Shard store(primary_label, min_pk, std::nullopt /*max_primary_key*/, schema_property_vector);
+    auto acc = store.Access(GetNextHlc());
+    auto vertex1 = acc.CreateVertexAndValidate({}, {PropertyValue{0}}, {});
+    auto vertex2 = acc.CreateVertexAndValidate({}, {PropertyValue{0}}, {});
 
-          if (vertex2.HasError()) {
-            auto error = vertex2.GetError();
-            if (auto error_ptr = std::get_if<memgraph::storage::v3::Error>(&error)) {
-              if (*error_ptr == storage::v3::Error::VERTEX_ALREADY_INSERTED) throw AlreadyInsertedException();
-            }
-          }
-        },
-        AlreadyInsertedException);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(vertex2.HasError());
+    auto error = vertex2.GetError();
+    auto error_ptr = std::get_if<memgraph::storage::v3::Error>(&error);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(error_ptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(*error_ptr == storage::v3::Error::VERTEX_ALREADY_INSERTED);
   }
   {
     auto acc = store.Access(GetNextHlc());