diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
index b4d1cea6eb136..d5c7a2f7cd0dc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/engine/InternalEngine.java
@@ -275,12 +275,11 @@ public void onAfterTranslogRecovery() {
 
                     @Override
                     public void onFailure(String reason, Exception ex) {
-                        failEngine(reason, ex);
-                    }
-
-                    @Override
-                    public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {
-                        failOnTragicEvent(ex);
+                        if (ex instanceof AlreadyClosedException) {
+                            failOnTragicEvent((AlreadyClosedException) ex);
+                        } else {
+                            failEngine(reason, ex);
+                        }
                     }
                 };
                 translogManagerRef = new InternalTranslogManager(
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/InternalTranslogManager.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/InternalTranslogManager.java
index 3f4acf6ab5f11..1307dcec90828 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/InternalTranslogManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/InternalTranslogManager.java
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ public void rollTranslogGeneration() throws TranslogException {
             translog.rollGeneration();
             translog.trimUnreferencedReaders();
         } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
-            translogEventListener.onTragicFailure(e);
+            translogEventListener.onFailure("translog roll generation failed", e);
             throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             try {
-                translogEventListener.onFailure("translog trimming failed", e);
+                translogEventListener.onFailure("translog roll generation failed", e);
             } catch (Exception inner) {
                 e.addSuppressed(inner);
             }
@@ -204,15 +204,15 @@ public void trimUnreferencedTranslogFiles() throws TranslogException {
             engineLifeCycleAware.ensureOpen();
             translog.trimUnreferencedReaders();
         } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
-            translogEventListener.onTragicFailure(e);
+            translogEventListener.onFailure("translog trimming unreferenced translog failed", e);
             throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             try {
-                translogEventListener.onFailure("translog trimming failed", e);
+                translogEventListener.onFailure("translog trimming unreferenced translog failed", e);
             } catch (Exception inner) {
                 e.addSuppressed(inner);
             }
-            throw new TranslogException(shardId, "failed to trim translog", e);
+            throw new TranslogException(shardId, "failed to trim unreferenced translog translog", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public void trimOperationsFromTranslog(long belowTerm, long aboveSeqNo) throws T
             engineLifeCycleAware.ensureOpen();
             translog.trimOperations(belowTerm, aboveSeqNo);
         } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
-            translogEventListener.onTragicFailure(e);
+            translogEventListener.onFailure("translog operations trimming failed", e);
             throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             try {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/CompositeTranslogEventListener.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/CompositeTranslogEventListener.java
index 56e8479f2d72f..b738fa0feea59 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/CompositeTranslogEventListener.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/CompositeTranslogEventListener.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.message.ParameterizedMessage;
-import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.opensearch.ExceptionsHelper;
 import org.opensearch.index.shard.ShardId;
 import org.opensearch.index.translog.TranslogException;
@@ -98,20 +97,6 @@ public void onFailure(String reason, Exception e) {
         maybeThrowTranslogExceptionAndSuppress(exceptionList);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException e) {
-        List<Exception> exceptionList = new ArrayList<>(listeners.size());
-        for (TranslogEventListener listener : listeners) {
-            try {
-                listener.onTragicFailure(e);
-            } catch (Exception ex) {
-                logger.warn(() -> new ParameterizedMessage("failed to invoke onTragicFailure listener"), ex);
-                exceptionList.add(ex);
-            }
-        }
-        maybeThrowTranslogExceptionAndSuppress(exceptionList);
-    }
-
     private <T extends Throwable> void maybeThrowTranslogExceptionAndSuppress(List<T> exceptions) {
         T main = null;
         for (T ex : exceptions) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogEventListener.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogEventListener.java
index 1862b4b9a62b7..664cdd6c60985 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogEventListener.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogEventListener.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.index.translog.listener;
 
-import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
-
 /**
  * The listener that gets fired on events related to {@link org.opensearch.index.translog.TranslogManager}
  *
@@ -35,12 +33,6 @@ default void onAfterTranslogRecovery() {}
      */
     default void onBeginTranslogRecovery() {}
 
-    /**
-     * Invoked when translog operations run into accessing an already closed resource
-     * @param ex the exception thrown when accessing a closed resource
-     */
-    default void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {}
-
     /**
      * Invoked when translog operations run into any other failure
      * @param reason the failure reason
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogListenerTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogListenerTests.java
index 85a03e518d9f0..062801fc43d2f 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogListenerTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/listener/TranslogListenerTests.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch.index.translog.listener;
 
-import org.apache.lucene.store.AlreadyClosedException;
 import org.opensearch.index.Index;
 import org.opensearch.index.shard.ShardId;
 import org.opensearch.test.OpenSearchTestCase;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ public void testCompositeTranslogEventListener() {
         AtomicInteger onTranslogRecoveryInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
         AtomicInteger onBeginTranslogRecoveryInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
         AtomicInteger onFailureInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
-        AtomicInteger onTragicFailureInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
 
         TranslogEventListener listener = new TranslogEventListener() {
             @Override
@@ -46,11 +44,6 @@ public void onBeginTranslogRecovery() {
             public void onFailure(String reason, Exception ex) {
                 onFailureInvoked.incrementAndGet();
             }
-
-            @Override
-            public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {
-                onTragicFailureInvoked.incrementAndGet();
-            }
         };
 
         final List<TranslogEventListener> translogEventListeners = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(listener, listener));
@@ -63,13 +56,11 @@ public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {
         compositeListener.onAfterTranslogSync();
         compositeListener.onBeginTranslogRecovery();
         compositeListener.onFailure("reason", new RuntimeException("reason"));
-        compositeListener.onTragicFailure(new AlreadyClosedException("reason"));
 
         assertEquals(2, onBeginTranslogRecoveryInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onTranslogRecoveryInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onTranslogSyncInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onFailureInvoked.get());
-        assertEquals(2, onTragicFailureInvoked.get());
     }
 
     public void testCompositeTranslogEventListenerOnExceptions() {
@@ -77,7 +68,6 @@ public void testCompositeTranslogEventListenerOnExceptions() {
         AtomicInteger onTranslogRecoveryInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
         AtomicInteger onBeginTranslogRecoveryInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
         AtomicInteger onFailureInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
-        AtomicInteger onTragicFailureInvoked = new AtomicInteger();
 
         TranslogEventListener listener = new TranslogEventListener() {
             @Override
@@ -99,11 +89,6 @@ public void onBeginTranslogRecovery() {
             public void onFailure(String reason, Exception ex) {
                 onFailureInvoked.incrementAndGet();
             }
-
-            @Override
-            public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {
-                onTragicFailureInvoked.incrementAndGet();
-            }
         };
 
         TranslogEventListener throwingListener = (TranslogEventListener) Proxy.newProxyInstance(
@@ -122,13 +107,10 @@ public void onTragicFailure(AlreadyClosedException ex) {
         expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> compositeListener.onAfterTranslogSync());
         expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> compositeListener.onBeginTranslogRecovery());
         expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> compositeListener.onFailure("reason", new RuntimeException("reason")));
-        expectThrows(RuntimeException.class, () -> compositeListener.onTragicFailure(new AlreadyClosedException("reason")));
 
         assertEquals(2, onBeginTranslogRecoveryInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onTranslogRecoveryInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onTranslogSyncInvoked.get());
         assertEquals(2, onFailureInvoked.get());
-        assertEquals(2, onTragicFailureInvoked.get());
-
     }
 }