diff --git a/meta/files/ext-sdk-prepare.py b/meta/files/ext-sdk-prepare.py
index 7887696153..80db8bb16a 100644
--- a/meta/files/ext-sdk-prepare.py
+++ b/meta/files/ext-sdk-prepare.py
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
index dba0d7aec1..e9a29126c8 100755
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup-workdir b/scripts/cleanup-workdir
index a7f5a3a667..01ebd526e3 100755
--- a/scripts/cleanup-workdir
+++ b/scripts/cleanup-workdir
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     except Exception:
         ret = 2
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(3)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/combo-layer b/scripts/combo-layer
index 09a53a27e4..91270415fc 100755
--- a/scripts/combo-layer
+++ b/scripts/combo-layer
@@ -920,5 +920,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/devtool b/scripts/devtool
index 06e91b7591..e1198b1369 100755
--- a/scripts/devtool
+++ b/scripts/devtool
@@ -318,5 +318,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/oe-publish-sdk b/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
index 1729a0da4a..2b6e9bc21c 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
+++ b/scripts/oe-publish-sdk
@@ -150,5 +150,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/oe-selftest b/scripts/oe-selftest
index 9b61bfaddd..9b29ae0b42 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-selftest
+++ b/scripts/oe-selftest
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     finally:
         remove_include()
         remove_inc_files()
diff --git a/scripts/recipetool b/scripts/recipetool
index 1198cc25d7..6c66487569 100755
--- a/scripts/recipetool
+++ b/scripts/recipetool
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/scripts/test-remote-image b/scripts/test-remote-image
index 97d03d7a78..9c5b0158d5 100755
--- a/scripts/test-remote-image
+++ b/scripts/test-remote-image
@@ -357,5 +357,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except Exception:
         ret = 1
         import traceback
-        traceback.print_exc(5)
+        traceback.print_exc()
     sys.exit(ret)