diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/linear/QRDecompositionImpl.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/linear/QRDecompositionImpl.java
index 7b5ef4af1..2dc0d24aa 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/linear/QRDecompositionImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/math/linear/QRDecompositionImpl.java
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ public class QRDecompositionImpl implements QRDecomposition {
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
-    public RealMatrix getR()
-        throws IllegalStateException {
+    public RealMatrix getR() {
 
         if (cachedR == null) {