diff --git a/qutebrowser/models/basecompletion.py b/qutebrowser/models/basecompletion.py
index 3138badf1..e73806ab7 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/models/basecompletion.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/models/basecompletion.py
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ from qutebrowser.utils.usertypes import enum
 Role = enum('marks', 'sort', start=Qt.UserRole)
 
 
-class NoCompletionsError(Exception):
-
-    """Gets raised when there are no completions available."""
-
-    pass
-
-
 class BaseCompletionModel(QStandardItemModel):
 
     """A simple QStandardItemModel adopted for completions.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/models/completion.py b/qutebrowser/models/completion.py
index 0958b4dba..6c2ea221d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/models/completion.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/models/completion.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt
 
 import qutebrowser.config.config as config
 import qutebrowser.config.configdata as configdata
-from qutebrowser.models.basecompletion import (BaseCompletionModel,
-                                               NoCompletionsError)
+from qutebrowser.models.basecompletion import BaseCompletionModel
 from qutebrowser.commands.utils import cmd_dict
 
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/completer.py b/qutebrowser/utils/completer.py
index 552289d62..c68a97847 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/completer.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/completer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from qutebrowser.models.completionfilter import CompletionFilterModel as CFM
 from qutebrowser.models.completion import (
     CommandCompletionModel, SettingSectionCompletionModel,
     SettingOptionCompletionModel, SettingValueCompletionModel)
-from qutebrowser.models.basecompletion import NoCompletionsError
 
 
 class Completer(QObject):