From f774bcbd181fcdd7bb0ce8295e9f93aedfcfe32a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Doug Beatty <44704949+dbeatty10@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:45:14 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unused `invalid_insert_overwrite_delta_msg` variable
 (#963)

* Remove `invalid_insert_overwrite_delta_msg` message

* Changelog entry
---
 .changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231214-134728.yaml    | 6 ++++++
 .../spark/macros/materializations/incremental/validate.sql | 7 +------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231214-134728.yaml

diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231214-134728.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231214-134728.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1de2ddb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20231214-134728.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Remove unused `invalid_insert_overwrite_delta_msg` message
+time: 2023-12-14T13:47:28.444107-07:00
+custom:
+  Author: dbeatty10
+  Issue: "962"
diff --git a/dbt/include/spark/macros/materializations/incremental/validate.sql b/dbt/include/spark/macros/materializations/incremental/validate.sql
index 88b851ca4..0d4c4d8b6 100644
--- a/dbt/include/spark/macros/materializations/incremental/validate.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/spark/macros/materializations/incremental/validate.sql
@@ -29,17 +29,12 @@
     You can only choose this strategy when file_format is set to 'delta' or 'iceberg' or 'hudi'
   {%- endset %}
 
-  {% set invalid_insert_overwrite_delta_msg -%}
-    Invalid incremental strategy provided: {{ raw_strategy }}
-    You cannot use this strategy when file_format is set to 'delta' or 'iceberg'
-    Use the 'append' or 'merge' strategy instead
-  {%- endset %}
-
   {% set invalid_insert_overwrite_endpoint_msg -%}
     Invalid incremental strategy provided: {{ raw_strategy }}
     You cannot use this strategy when connecting via endpoint
     Use the 'append' or 'merge' strategy instead
   {%- endset %}
+
   {% if raw_strategy not in ['append', 'merge', 'insert_overwrite'] %}
     {% do exceptions.raise_compiler_error(invalid_strategy_msg) %}
   {%-else %}