diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
index f5b2dacc4f..5d7dc7ac24 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_p/implementation/listener_mgr.py
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ class EdgeListenerManagerFromDict(base_mgr.NsxpLoadbalancerBaseManager):
         except nsxlib_exc.ResourceNotFound:
             LOG.error("application profile not found on nsx: %s",
                       app_profile_id)
-        except nsxlib_exc.ManagerError:
-            completor(success=False)
-            msg = (_('Failed to delete application profile: %(app)s') %
-                   {'app': app_profile_id})
-            raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-listener', msg=msg)
+        except nsxlib_exc.ManagerError as e:
+            # This probably means that the application profile is being
+            # used by a listener outside of openstack
+            LOG.error("Failed to delete application profile %s from the "
+                      "NSX: %s", app_profile_id, e)
 
         # Delete imported NSX cert if there is any
         if listener.get('default_tls_container_id'):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
index 8001beabca..7ba4f7da24 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v3/implementation/listener_mgr.py
@@ -357,14 +357,13 @@ class EdgeListenerManagerFromDict(base_mgr.Nsxv3LoadbalancerBaseManager):
             try:
                 app_client.delete(app_profile_id)
             except nsx_exc.NsxResourceNotFound:
-                msg = (_("application profile not found on nsx: %s") %
-                       app_profile_id)
-                raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-listener', msg=msg)
-            except nsxlib_exc.ManagerError:
-                completor(success=False)
-                msg = (_('Failed to delete application profile: %(app)s') %
-                       {'app': app_profile_id})
-                raise n_exc.BadRequest(resource='lbaas-listener', msg=msg)
+                LOG.error("application profile not found on nsx: %s",
+                          app_profile_id)
+            except nsxlib_exc.ManagerError as e:
+                # This probably means that the application profile is being
+                # used by a listener outside of openstack
+                LOG.error("Failed to delete application profile %s from the "
+                          "NSX: %s", app_profile_id, e)
 
             # Delete imported NSX cert if there is any
             cert_tags = [{'scope': lb_const.LB_LISTENER_TYPE,