diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/exception/ExceptionUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/exception/ExceptionUtils.java
index 9d37446ce..58f9d227a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/exception/ExceptionUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/exception/ExceptionUtils.java
@@ -83,15 +83,6 @@ public class ExceptionUtils {
     }
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    /**
-     * Returns the given list as a <code>String[]</code>.
-     * @param list a list to transform.
-     * @return the given list as a <code>String[]</code>.
-     */
-    private static String[] toArray(List<String> list) {
-        return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>Returns the default names used when searching for the cause of an exception.</p>
      *
@@ -670,7 +661,7 @@ public class ExceptionUtils {
         while (frames.hasMoreTokens()) {
             list.add(frames.nextToken());
         }
-        return toArray(list);
+        return list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
     }
 
     /**