diff --git a/catalogue/oracle_catalogue_schema_header.sql b/catalogue/oracle_catalogue_schema_header.sql
index 84addab8250b30fe1e6be662ce31d4a1f24b75d5..30f920df6cc28505b4ff32df2204d86f8bf8cd9d 100644
--- a/catalogue/oracle_catalogue_schema_header.sql
+++ b/catalogue/oracle_catalogue_schema_header.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT 1
-
 CREATE SEQUENCE ARCHIVE_FILE_ID_SEQ
   INCREMENT BY 1
   START WITH 0