diff --git a/docs/ERROR_CODES.md b/docs/ERROR_CODES.md
index 03bf49fe4b3ccb..d4fd79ed0466c7 100644
--- a/docs/ERROR_CODES.md
+++ b/docs/ERROR_CODES.md
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ This file was **AUTOMATICALLY** generated by
 | 2       | 0x02 | `CHIP_ERROR_CONNECTION_ABORTED`                    |
 | 3       | 0x03 | `CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE`                       |
 | 4       | 0x04 | `CHIP_ERROR_MESSAGE_TOO_LONG`                      |
-| 5       | 0x05 | `CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION`          |
 | 6       | 0x06 | `CHIP_ERROR_TOO_MANY_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLERS` |
 | 7       | 0x07 | `CHIP_ERROR_NO_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLER`        |
 | 8       | 0x08 | `CHIP_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION_HANDLER`                 |
diff --git a/src/lib/core/CHIPError.cpp b/src/lib/core/CHIPError.cpp
index e6985efc890146..53f9b7260f530f 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/CHIPError.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/core/CHIPError.cpp
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ bool FormatCHIPError(char * buf, uint16_t bufSize, CHIP_ERROR err)
     case CHIP_ERROR_MESSAGE_TOO_LONG.AsInteger():
         desc = "Message too long";
         break;
-    case CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION.AsInteger():
-        desc = "Unsupported exchange version";
-        break;
     case CHIP_ERROR_TOO_MANY_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLERS.AsInteger():
         desc = "Too many unsolicited message handlers";
         break;
diff --git a/src/lib/core/CHIPError.h b/src/lib/core/CHIPError.h
index fbc6ba4e88d8c1..e91229e4b3f799 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/CHIPError.h
+++ b/src/lib/core/CHIPError.h
@@ -466,14 +466,7 @@ using CHIP_ERROR = ::chip::ChipError;
  */
 #define CHIP_ERROR_MESSAGE_TOO_LONG                            CHIP_CORE_ERROR(0x04)
 
-/**
- *  @def CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION
- *
- *  @brief
- *    An exchange version is not supported.
- *
- */
-#define CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION                CHIP_CORE_ERROR(0x05)
+// AVAILABLE: 0x05
 
 /**
  *  @def CHIP_ERROR_TOO_MANY_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLERS
diff --git a/src/lib/core/tests/TestCHIPErrorStr.cpp b/src/lib/core/tests/TestCHIPErrorStr.cpp
index b5fabd64afe145..bb7d368b9e63cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/tests/TestCHIPErrorStr.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/core/tests/TestCHIPErrorStr.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ static const CHIP_ERROR kTestElements[] =
     CHIP_ERROR_CONNECTION_ABORTED,
     CHIP_ERROR_INCORRECT_STATE,
     CHIP_ERROR_MESSAGE_TOO_LONG,
-    CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION,
     CHIP_ERROR_TOO_MANY_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLERS,
     CHIP_ERROR_NO_UNSOLICITED_MESSAGE_HANDLER,
     CHIP_ERROR_NO_CONNECTION_HANDLER,
diff --git a/src/platform/qpg/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp b/src/platform/qpg/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
index 3a1191b930313c..dea726280dc9b1 100644
--- a/src/platform/qpg/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qpg/OTAImageProcessorImpl.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ CHIP_ERROR OTAImageProcessorImpl::ProcessHeader(ByteSpan & block)
 
         if (true != qvCHIP_OtaValidateImage(qvCHIP_OtaImgHeader))
         {
-            return CHIP_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_EXCHANGE_VERSION;
+            // Dropping image due to invalid header
+            return CHIP_DEVICE_ERROR_SOFTWARE_UPDATE_IGNORED;
         }
     }