diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithm.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithm.java
index d32ffb01b9..51f0e3fa6a 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithm.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithm.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class GreedyAlgorithm {
         this.fp = new FollowersPath();
     }
     
-    public long findMostFollowersPath(String account) throws Exception {        
+    public long findMostFollowersPath(String account) {
         long max = 0;
         SocialUser toFollow = null;
         
@@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ public class GreedyAlgorithm {
         if (currentLevel < maxLevel - 1) {
             currentLevel++;
             max += findMostFollowersPath(toFollow.getUsername());
-            //fp.addFollower(toFollow.getUsername(), max);
-            //fp.addCount(max);
             return max;
         } else {
-            //fp.addFollower(toFollow.getUsername(), max);
-            //fp.addCount(max);
             return max;
         }            
     }
diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/NonGreedyAlgorithm.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/NonGreedyAlgorithm.java
index cb3d69a18e..af274a385e 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/NonGreedyAlgorithm.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/NonGreedyAlgorithm.java
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ public class NonGreedyAlgorithm {
         this.tc = tc;
         this.currentLevel = level;
     }
-    
-    
-    public long findMostFollowersPath(String account) throws Exception {        
+      
+    public long findMostFollowersPath(String account) {
         List<SocialUser> followers = tc.getFollowers(account);
         long total = currentLevel > 0 ? followers.size() : 0;
 
diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/SocialConnector.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/SocialConnector.java
index b8bbbdcfff..508e18c105 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/SocialConnector.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/SocialConnector.java
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ public class SocialConnector {
         return this.isCounterEnabled;
     }
     
-    public List<SocialUser> getFollowers(String account) throws Exception {
+    public List<SocialUser> getFollowers(String account) {
         if (counter < 0)
-            throw new Exception ("API limit reached");
+            throw new IllegalStateException ("API limit reached");
         else {
             if(this.isCounterEnabled) counter--;
             for(SocialUser user : users) {
diff --git a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithmUnitTest.java b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithmUnitTest.java
index 173e3f8de5..a503b006de 100644
--- a/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithmUnitTest.java
+++ b/algorithms-miscellaneous-5/src/test/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/greedy/GreedyAlgorithmUnitTest.java
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ public class GreedyAlgorithmUnitTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void greedyAlgorithmTest() throws Exception {
+    public void greedyAlgorithmTest() {
         GreedyAlgorithm ga = new GreedyAlgorithm(prepareNetwork());
         assertEquals(ga.findMostFollowersPath("root"), 5);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void nongreedyAlgorithmTest() throws Exception {
+    public void nongreedyAlgorithmTest() {
         NonGreedyAlgorithm nga = new NonGreedyAlgorithm(prepareNetwork(), 0);
-        Assertions.assertThrows(Exception.class, () -> {
+        Assertions.assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> {
             nga.findMostFollowersPath("root");
           });
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void nongreedyAlgorithmUnboundedTest() throws Exception {
+    public void nongreedyAlgorithmUnboundedTest() {
         SocialConnector sc = prepareNetwork();
         sc.switchCounter();
         NonGreedyAlgorithm nga = new NonGreedyAlgorithm(sc, 0);