diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/FailedLogCloseException.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/FailedLogCloseException.java
index 8df720b480f..cd2dfaf2e75 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/FailedLogCloseException.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/FailedLogCloseException.java
@@ -35,12 +35,4 @@ class FailedLogCloseException extends IOException {
   public FailedLogCloseException(String arg0) {
     super(arg0);
   }
-
-  public FailedLogCloseException(Throwable arg0) {
-    super(arg0);
-  }
-
-  public FailedLogCloseException(String arg0, Throwable arg1) {
-    super(arg0, arg1);
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLog.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLog.java
index e074d305cf6..90a60c2d867 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLog.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HLog.java
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ public class HLog implements HConstants {
             // Failed close of log file.  Means we're losing edits.  For now,
             // shut ourselves down to minimize loss.  Alternative is to try and
             // keep going.  See HBASE-930.
-            throw new FailedLogCloseException("#" + this.filenum, e);
+            FailedLogCloseException flce =
+              new FailedLogCloseException("#" + this.filenum);
+            flce.initCause(e);
+            throw flce;
           }
           Path p = computeFilename(old_filenum);
           if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {