diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
index 0bdc2bcce3..2b899dfbed 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/AbstractDaemonTest.java
@@ -1548,11 +1548,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractDaemonTest {
     saveProjectConfig(project, cfg);
   }
 
-  protected void fail(@Nullable String format, Object... args) throws Exception {
+  protected void fail(@Nullable String format, Object... args) {
     assert_().fail(format, args);
   }
 
-  protected void fail() throws Exception {
+  protected void fail() {
     assert_().fail();
   }