diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 1fd20ca2c8f..6836498a640 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4999,15 +4999,15 @@ static bool DeleteCoinsDBFromDisk(const fs::path db_path, bool is_snapshot)
     if (is_snapshot) {
         fs::path base_blockhash_path = db_path / node::SNAPSHOT_BLOCKHASH_FILENAME;
 
-        if (fs::exists(base_blockhash_path)) {
-            bool removed = fs::remove(base_blockhash_path);
-            if (!removed) {
-                LogPrintf("[snapshot] failed to remove file %s\n",
-                          fs::PathToString(base_blockhash_path));
+        try {
+            bool existed = fs::remove(base_blockhash_path);
+            if (!existed) {
+                LogPrintf("[snapshot] snapshot chainstate dir being removed lacks %s file\n",
+                          fs::PathToString(node::SNAPSHOT_BLOCKHASH_FILENAME));
             }
-        } else {
-            LogPrintf("[snapshot] snapshot chainstate dir being removed lacks %s file\n",
-                    fs::PathToString(node::SNAPSHOT_BLOCKHASH_FILENAME));
+        } catch (const fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+            LogPrintf("[snapshot] failed to remove file %s: %s\n",
+                    fs::PathToString(base_blockhash_path), fsbridge::get_filesystem_error_message(e));
         }
     }