diff --git a/java-client/build.gradle.kts b/java-client/build.gradle.kts
index 569dada74a..cfd9ad3a9d 100644
--- a/java-client/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java-client/build.gradle.kts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ java {
     registerFeature("awsSdk2Support") {
         usingSourceSet(sourceSets.get("main"))
     }
-
+    
     toolchain {
       languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(runtimeJavaVersion.majorVersion)
       vendor = JvmVendorSpec.ADOPTIUM
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ dependencies {
     // For AwsSdk2Transport
     "awsSdk2SupportCompileOnly"("software.amazon.awssdk","sdk-core","[2.15,3.0)")
     "awsSdk2SupportCompileOnly"("software.amazon.awssdk","auth","[2.15,3.0)")
-    "awsSdk2SupportCompileOnly"("io.netty","netty-handler","4.1.108.Final")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","sdk-core","[2.15,3.0)")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","auth","[2.15,3.0)")
     testImplementation("software.amazon.awssdk","aws-crt-client","[2.15,3.0)")
@@ -373,17 +372,17 @@ if (runtimeJavaVersion >= JavaVersion.VERSION_11) {
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
   }
-
+  
   tasks.named<JavaCompile>("compileTestJava") {
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11.toString()
   }
-
+  
   tasks.named<Test>("integrationTest") {
     testClassesDirs += java11.output.classesDirs
     classpath = sourceSets["java11"].runtimeClasspath
   }
-
+  
   tasks.named<Test>("unitTest") {
     testClassesDirs += java11.output.classesDirs
     classpath = sourceSets["java11"].runtimeClasspath
diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/transport/aws/AwsSdk2Transport.java b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/transport/aws/AwsSdk2Transport.java
index 2569335331..785bfef2a9 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/transport/aws/AwsSdk2Transport.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/org/opensearch/client/transport/aws/AwsSdk2Transport.java
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.client.transport.aws;
 
-import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipelineException;
-import io.netty.channel.EventLoopException;
-import io.netty.handler.timeout.ReadTimeoutException;
-import io.netty.handler.timeout.WriteTimeoutException;
 import jakarta.json.JsonObject;
 import jakarta.json.stream.JsonParser;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
@@ -676,26 +672,6 @@ private static Exception extractAndWrapCause(Exception exception) {
             e.initCause(exception);
             return e;
         }
-        if (exception instanceof ReadTimeoutException) {
-            final ReadTimeoutException e = new ReadTimeoutException(exception.getMessage());
-            e.initCause(exception);
-            return e;
-        }
-        if (exception instanceof WriteTimeoutException) {
-            final WriteTimeoutException e = new WriteTimeoutException(exception.getMessage());
-            e.initCause(exception);
-            return e;
-        }
-        if (exception instanceof ChannelPipelineException) {
-            final ChannelPipelineException e = new ChannelPipelineException(exception.getMessage());
-            e.initCause(exception);
-            return e;
-        }
-        if (exception instanceof EventLoopException) {
-            final EventLoopException e = new EventLoopException(exception.getMessage());
-            e.initCause(exception);
-            return e;
-        }
         if (exception instanceof IOException) {
             return new IOException(exception.getMessage(), exception);
         }