diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
index e103f98ec..695a5cded 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ChecksumTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileRule;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -47,17 +45,17 @@ public class ChecksumTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreateMD5SUMformat() throws IOException {
+    public void testCreateMD5SUMformat() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("createMD5SUMformat");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreateSVFformat() throws IOException {
+    public void testCreateSVFformat() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("createSVFformat");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreatePattern() throws IOException {
+    public void testCreatePattern() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("createPattern");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJavaTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJavaTest.java
index b6d3e5a2d..c00d1b79d 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJavaTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/ExecuteJavaTest.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ExecuteJavaTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testNoTimeOut() throws Exception {
+    public void testNoTimeOut() {
         Commandline cmd = getCommandline(TIME_OUT / 2);
         ej.setJavaCommand(cmd);
         ej.execute(project);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class ExecuteJavaTest {
 
     // test that the watchdog ends the process
     @Test
-    public void testTimeOut() throws Exception {
+    public void testTimeOut() {
         Commandline cmd = getCommandline(TIME_OUT * 2);
         ej.setJavaCommand(cmd);
         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class ExecuteJavaTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testNoTimeOutForked() throws Exception {
+    public void testNoTimeOutForked() {
         Commandline cmd = getCommandline(TIME_OUT / 2);
         ej.setJavaCommand(cmd);
         ej.fork(cp);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class ExecuteJavaTest {
 
     // test that the watchdog ends the process
     @Test
-    public void testTimeOutForked() throws Exception {
+    public void testTimeOutForked() {
         Commandline cmd = getCommandline(TIME_OUT * 2);
         ej.setJavaCommand(cmd);
         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MoveTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MoveTest.java
index 37990031f..c09b6ba59 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MoveTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/MoveTest.java
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ public class MoveTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCompleteDirectoryMove() throws IOException {
+    public void testCompleteDirectoryMove() {
         testCompleteDirectoryMove("testCompleteDirectoryMove");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCompleteDirectoryMove2() throws IOException {
+    public void testCompleteDirectoryMove2() {
         testCompleteDirectoryMove("testCompleteDirectoryMove2");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/condition/IsReachableTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/condition/IsReachableTest.java
index bef7ab160..6ddf26fe6 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/condition/IsReachableTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/condition/IsReachableTest.java
@@ -42,39 +42,38 @@ public class IsReachableTest {
                 "src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/isreachable.xml");
     }
 
-
     @Test
     public void testLocalhost() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testLocalhost");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testLocalhostURL() throws Exception {
+    public void testLocalhostURL() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testLocalhostURL");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testIpv4localhost() throws Exception {
+    public void testIpv4localhost() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testIpv4localhost");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testFTPURL() throws Exception {
+    public void testFTPURL() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testFTPURL");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testBoth() throws Exception {
+    public void testBoth() {
         try {
            buildRule.executeTarget("testBoth");
-            fail("Build exception expected: error on two targets");
+           fail("Build exception expected: error on two targets");
         } catch (BuildException ex) {
             assertEquals(IsReachable.ERROR_BOTH_TARGETS, ex.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testNoTargets() throws Exception {
+    public void testNoTargets() {
         try {
             buildRule.executeTarget("testNoTargets");
             fail("Build exception expected: no params");
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public class IsReachableTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testBadTimeout() throws Exception {
+    public void testBadTimeout() {
         try {
             buildRule.executeTarget("testBadTimeout");
             fail("Build exception expected: error on -ve timeout");
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public class IsReachableTest {
 
     @Test
     @Ignore("Previously named in a way to prevent execution")
-    public void NotestFile() throws Exception {
+    public void NotestFile() {
         try {
             buildRule.executeTarget("testFile");
             fail("Build exception expected: error on file URL");
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ public class IsReachableTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testBadURL() throws Exception {
+    public void testBadURL() {
         try {
             buildRule.executeTarget("testBadURL");
             fail("Build exception expected: error in URL");
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/cvslib/ChangeLogParserTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/cvslib/ChangeLogParserTest.java
index 4496bf028..e10a0ddc6 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/cvslib/ChangeLogParserTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/cvslib/ChangeLogParserTest.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class ChangeLogParserTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCvs112Format() throws Exception {
+    public void testCvs112Format() {
         parser.stdout("Working file: build.xml");
         parser.stdout("revision 1.475");
         parser.stdout("date: 2004-06-05 16:10:32 +0000; author: somebody; state: Exp;  lines: +2 -2");
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
index 0536c9aa4..1c2d445d2 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ public class EchoPropertiesTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testWithEmptyPrefixAndRegex() throws Exception {
+    public void testWithEmptyPrefixAndRegex() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testEchoWithEmptyPrefixToLog");
         assertContains("test.property=" + TEST_VALUE, buildRule.getLog());
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testWithRegex() throws Exception {
+    public void testWithRegex() {
         assumeTrue("Test skipped because no regexp matcher is present.",
                 RegexpMatcherFactory.regexpMatcherPresent(buildRule.getProject()));
         buildRule.executeTarget("testWithRegex");
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTaskTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTaskTest.java
index cac0f5b55..8ef6c7090 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTaskTest.java
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ public class JUnitTaskTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testTestMethods() throws Exception {
+    public void testTestMethods() {
         buildRule.executeTarget("testTestMethods");
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testNonTestsSkipped() throws Exception {
+    public void testNonTestsSkipped() {
 
         buildRule.executeTarget("testNonTests");
         assertFalse("Test result should not exist as test was skipped - TEST-org.example.junit.NonTestMissed.xml",
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/XMLCatalogTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/XMLCatalogTest.java
index 30b62b444..72972642a 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/XMLCatalogTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/XMLCatalogTest.java
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class XMLCatalogTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testResolverBase() throws MalformedURLException, TransformerException {
+    public void testResolverBase() throws TransformerException {
         String uri = "http://foo.com/bar/blah.xml";
         String uriLoc = "etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/xml/about.xml";
         String base = toURLString(project.getBaseDir()) + "/src/";