diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/remove-trace-efficiently.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/remove-trace-efficiently.yml
index 2a3f65d3bdf..a6ba6d28dce 100644
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/remove-trace-efficiently.yml
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/remove-trace-efficiently.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Remove job traces efficiently
+title: Remove redundant query when removing trace
 merge_request: 20324
 author:
 type: performance
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/trace.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/trace.rb
index df553d59b4d..a283e62656f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/trace.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/trace.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ module Gitlab
       LEASE_TIMEOUT = 1.hour
 
       ArchiveError = Class.new(StandardError)
-      EraseError = Class.new(StandardError)
 
       attr_reader :job