diff --git a/commons-math-legacy/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/legacy/ml/clustering/Clusterer.java b/commons-math-legacy/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/legacy/ml/clustering/Clusterer.java
index d56152e08..e1c426686 100644
--- a/commons-math-legacy/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/legacy/ml/clustering/Clusterer.java
+++ b/commons-math-legacy/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/legacy/ml/clustering/Clusterer.java
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public abstract class Clusterer<T extends Clusterable> {
      * @throws ConvergenceException if the algorithm has not yet converged after
      *   the maximum number of iterations has been exceeded
      */
-    public abstract List<? extends Cluster<T>> cluster(Collection<T> points)
-            throws MathIllegalArgumentException, ConvergenceException;
+    public abstract List<? extends Cluster<T>> cluster(Collection<T> points);
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@link DistanceMeasure} instance used by this clusterer.
@@ -76,5 +75,4 @@ public abstract class Clusterer<T extends Clusterable> {
     protected double distance(final Clusterable p1, final Clusterable p2) {
         return measure.compute(p1.getPoint(), p2.getPoint());
     }
-
 }