diff --git a/dotnet/SK-dotnet.sln b/dotnet/SK-dotnet.sln
index 6da6c33ec47a..7b2e556f616d 100644
--- a/dotnet/SK-dotnet.sln
+++ b/dotnet/SK-dotnet.sln
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Policies", "Policies", "{73
 		src\InternalUtilities\openai\Policies\GeneratedActionPipelinePolicy.cs = src\InternalUtilities\openai\Policies\GeneratedActionPipelinePolicy.cs
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Extensions", "Extensions", "{738DCDB1-EFA8-4913-AD4C-6FC3F09B0A0C}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		src\InternalUtilities\openai\Extensions\ClientResultExceptionExtensions.cs = src\InternalUtilities\openai\Extensions\ClientResultExceptionExtensions.cs
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -944,6 +949,7 @@ Global
 		{DB219924-208B-4CDD-8796-EE424689901E} = {1B4CBDE0-10C2-4E7D-9CD0-FE7586C96ED1}
 		{2E79AD99-632F-411F-B3A5-1BAF3F5F89AB} = {4D3DAE63-41C6-4E1C-A35A-E77BDFC40675}
 		{7308EF7D-5F9A-47B2-A62F-0898603262A8} = {2E79AD99-632F-411F-B3A5-1BAF3F5F89AB}
+		{738DCDB1-EFA8-4913-AD4C-6FC3F09B0A0C} = {2E79AD99-632F-411F-B3A5-1BAF3F5F89AB}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {FBDC56A3-86AD-4323-AA0F-201E59123B83}
diff --git a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/ClientResultExceptionExtensions.cs b/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/ClientResultExceptionExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index fd282797e879..000000000000
--- a/dotnet/src/Connectors/Connectors.AzureOpenAI/ClientResultExceptionExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
-
-using System.ClientModel;
-using System.Net;
-using Azure;
-
-namespace Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.AzureOpenAI;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Provides extension methods for the <see cref="ClientResultException"/> class.
-/// </summary>
-internal static class ClientResultExceptionExtensions
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Converts a <see cref="ClientResultException"/> to an <see cref="HttpOperationException"/>.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="exception">The original <see cref="RequestFailedException"/>.</param>
-    /// <returns>An <see cref="HttpOperationException"/> instance.</returns>
-    public static HttpOperationException ToHttpOperationException(this ClientResultException exception)
-    {
-        const int NoResponseReceived = 0;
-
-        string? responseContent = null;
-
-        try
-        {
-            responseContent = exception.GetRawResponse()?.Content?.ToString();
-        }
-#pragma warning disable CA1031 // Do not catch general exception types
-        catch { } // We want to suppress any exceptions that occur while reading the content, ensuring that an HttpOperationException is thrown instead.
-#pragma warning restore CA1031
-
-        return new HttpOperationException(
-            exception.Status == NoResponseReceived ? null : (HttpStatusCode?)exception.Status,
-            responseContent,
-            exception.Message,
-            exception);
-    }
-}