diff --git a/lib/galaxy/managers/collections.py b/lib/galaxy/managers/collections.py
index 2d7d6572c8b..b5ff49189d0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/managers/collections.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/managers/collections.py
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ from galaxy.security.idencoding import IdEncodingHelper
 from galaxy.util import (
     validation
 )
-from .hdas import HDAManager
+from .hdas import (
+    HDAManager,
+    HistoryDatasetAssociationNoHistoryException,
+)
 from .histories import HistoryManager
 from .lddas import LDDAManager
 
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ class DatasetCollectionManager:
             for dataset in dataset_collection_instance.collection.dataset_instances:
                 try:
                     self.hda_manager.error_unless_owner(dataset, user=trans.get_user(), current_history=trans.history)
-                except hdas.HistoryDatasetAssociationNoHistoryException:
+                except HistoryDatasetAssociationNoHistoryException:
                     log.info("Cannot delete HistoryDatasetAssociation {}, HistoryDatasetAssociation has no associated History, cannot verify owner".format(dataset.id))
                     continue
                 if not dataset.deleted: