diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/concurrent/ConcurrentUtilsTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/concurrent/ConcurrentUtilsTest.java
index 97eef24e8..04cb86c51 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/concurrent/ConcurrentUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/concurrent/ConcurrentUtilsTest.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class ConcurrentUtilsTest extends TestCase {
     /**
      * Tests handleCause() if the cause is a checked exception.
      */
-    public void testHandleCauseChecked() throws ConcurrentException {
+    public void testHandleCauseChecked() {
         Exception ex = new Exception("Test");
         try {
             ConcurrentUtils.handleCause(new ExecutionException(ex));