diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
--- a/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/process_message.cpp
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@
 #include <test/util/net.h>
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
 
-#include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <map>
 #include <memory>
-#include <set>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -44,31 +41,6 @@
 const std::string LIMIT_TO_MESSAGE_TYPE;
 #endif
 
-const std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>>
-    EXPECTED_DESERIALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS = {
-        {"CDataStream::read(): end of data: iostream error",
-         {"addr", "block", "blocktxn", "cmpctblock", "feefilter", "filteradd",
-          "filterload", "getblocks", "getblocktxn", "getdata", "getheaders",
-          "headers", "inv", "notfound", "ping", "sendcmpct", "tx"}},
-        {"CompactSize exceeds limit of type: iostream error", {"cmpctblock"}},
-        {"differential value overflow: iostream error", {"getblocktxn"}},
-        {"index overflowed 16 bits: iostream error", {"getblocktxn"}},
-        {"index overflowed 16-bits: iostream error", {"cmpctblock"}},
-        {"indexes overflowed 16 bits: iostream error", {"getblocktxn"}},
-        {"non-canonical ReadCompactSize(): iostream error",
-         {"addr", "block", "blocktxn", "cmpctblock", "filteradd", "filterload",
-          "getblocks", "getblocktxn", "getdata", "getheaders", "headers", "inv",
-          "notfound", "tx"}},
-        {"ReadCompactSize(): size too large: iostream error",
-         {"addr", "block", "blocktxn", "cmpctblock", "filteradd", "filterload",
-          "getblocks", "getblocktxn", "getdata", "getheaders", "headers", "inv",
-          "notfound", "tx"}},
-        {"Superfluous witness record: iostream error",
-         {"block", "blocktxn", "cmpctblock", "tx"}},
-        {"Unknown transaction optional data: iostream error",
-         {"block", "blocktxn", "cmpctblock", "tx"}},
-};
-
 const TestingSetup *g_setup;
 } // namespace
 
@@ -116,17 +88,7 @@
         g_setup->m_node.peer_logic->ProcessMessage(
             config, p2p_node, random_message_type, random_bytes_data_stream,
             GetTimeMillis(), std::atomic<bool>{false});
-    } catch (const std::ios_base::failure &e) {
-        const std::string exception_message{e.what()};
-        const auto p =
-            EXPECTED_DESERIALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS.find(exception_message);
-        if (p == EXPECTED_DESERIALIZATION_EXCEPTIONS.cend() ||
-            p->second.count(random_message_type) == 0) {
-            std::cout << "Unexpected exception when processing message type \""
-                      << random_message_type << "\": " << exception_message
-                      << std::endl;
-            assert(false);
-        }
+    } catch (const std::ios_base::failure &) {
     }
     SyncWithValidationInterfaceQueue();
     // See init.cpp for rationale for implicit locking order requirement