diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
index be242beb1..169b9eddf 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ exception Unary_minus_applied_to_unsigned_expression of Localise.error_desc * L.
 
 exception Unknown_proc
 
-exception Unreachable_code_after of Localise.error_desc * L.ocaml_pos
-
 exception Unsafe_guarded_by_access of Localise.error_desc * L.ocaml_pos
 
 exception Use_after_free of Localise.error_desc * L.ocaml_pos
@@ -532,13 +530,6 @@ let recognize_exception exn =
       ; visibility= Exn_developer
       ; severity= None
       ; category= Nocat }
-  | Unreachable_code_after (desc, ocaml_pos) ->
-      { name= IssueType.unreachable_code_after
-      ; description= desc
-      ; ocaml_pos= Some ocaml_pos
-      ; visibility= Exn_user
-      ; severity= None
-      ; category= Nocat }
   | Unsafe_guarded_by_access (desc, ocaml_pos) ->
       { name= IssueType.unsafe_guarded_by_access
       ; description= desc
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
index dc180bc83..6131854e9 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ exception Unary_minus_applied_to_unsigned_expression of Localise.error_desc * Lo
 
 exception Unknown_proc
 
-exception Unreachable_code_after of Localise.error_desc * Logging.ocaml_pos
-
 exception Unsafe_guarded_by_access of Localise.error_desc * Logging.ocaml_pos
 
 exception Use_after_free of Localise.error_desc * Logging.ocaml_pos
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Localise.ml b/infer/src/IR/Localise.ml
index d5e451401..1cad15d5e 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Localise.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Localise.ml
@@ -543,12 +543,6 @@ let desc_condition_always_true_false i cond_str_opt loc =
   {no_desc with descriptions= [description]; tags= !tags}
 
 
-let desc_unreachable_code_after loc =
-  let tags = Tags.create () in
-  let description = "Unreachable code after statement " ^ at_line tags loc in
-  {no_desc with descriptions= [description]}
-
-
 let desc_deallocate_stack_variable var_str proc_name loc =
   let tags = Tags.create () in
   Tags.update tags Tags.value var_str ;
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Localise.mli b/infer/src/IR/Localise.mli
index addda5e86..ee5dd8eab 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Localise.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Localise.mli
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ val desc_class_cast_exception :
 
 val desc_condition_always_true_false : IntLit.t -> string option -> Location.t -> error_desc
 
-val desc_unreachable_code_after : Location.t -> error_desc
-
 val desc_deallocate_stack_variable : string -> Typ.Procname.t -> Location.t -> error_desc
 
 val desc_deallocate_static_memory : string -> Typ.Procname.t -> Location.t -> error_desc
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
index a7d6e4c9d..56a4c5e2a 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.ml
@@ -1164,8 +1164,6 @@ let explain_condition_always_true_false tenv i cond node loc =
   Localise.desc_condition_always_true_false i cond_str_opt loc
 
 
-let explain_unreachable_code_after loc = Localise.desc_unreachable_code_after loc
-
 (** explain the escape of a stack variable address from its scope *)
 let explain_stack_variable_address_escape loc pvar addr_dexp_opt =
   let addr_dexp_str =
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.mli b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.mli
index 4d2e61032..784f248ea 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/errdesc.mli
+++ b/infer/src/backend/errdesc.mli
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ val explain_condition_always_true_false :
   Tenv.t -> IntLit.t -> Exp.t -> Procdesc.Node.t -> Location.t -> Localise.error_desc
 (** explain a condition which is always true or false *)
 
-val explain_unreachable_code_after : Location.t -> Localise.error_desc
-
 val explain_stack_variable_address_escape :
   Location.t -> Pvar.t -> DecompiledExp.t option -> Localise.error_desc
 (** explain the escape of a stack variable address from its scope *)
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunChecker.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunChecker.ml
index 8db113ee7..08d6bea51 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunChecker.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunChecker.ml
@@ -432,8 +432,11 @@ module Report = struct
         ()
     | _ ->
         let location = Sil.instr_get_loc instr in
-        let desc = Errdesc.explain_unreachable_code_after location in
-        let exn = Exceptions.Unreachable_code_after (desc, __POS__) in
+        let exn =
+          Exceptions.Checkers
+            ( IssueType.unreachable_code_after
+            , Localise.verbatim_desc "Unreachable code after statement" )
+        in
         Reporting.log_error summary ~loc:location exn