diff --git a/discord/gateway.py b/discord/gateway.py
index da02d1199..df46305ba 100644
--- a/discord/gateway.py
+++ b/discord/gateway.py
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ __all__ = [ 'ReconnectWebSocket', 'DiscordWebSocket',
             'KeepAliveHandler', 'VoiceKeepAliveHandler',
             'DiscordVoiceWebSocket', 'ResumeWebSocket' ]
 
-class ReconnectWebSocket(Exception):
-    """Signals to handle the RECONNECT opcode."""
-    pass
-
 class ResumeWebSocket(Exception):
     """Signals to initialise via RESUME opcode instead of IDENTIFY."""
     pass
@@ -339,7 +335,7 @@ class DiscordWebSocket(websockets.client.WebSocketClientProtocol):
             # internal exception signalling to reconnect.
             log.info('Received RECONNECT opcode.')
             yield from self.close()
-            raise ReconnectWebSocket()
+            raise ResumeWebsocket()
 
         if op == self.HEARTBEAT_ACK:
             self._keep_alive.ack()