diff --git a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/common/util/FileUtils.java b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/common/util/FileUtils.java
index 1d34b5c54e4a..3e54559c99f5 100644
--- a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/common/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/common/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ public static String getTailOfFile(String pathToFile, Integer lines) {
             log.error("File not found: {}", pathToFile);
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
-        catch (IOException e) {
-            log.error("Could not read from: {}", pathToFile);
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
-        }
         finally {
             org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils.closeQuietly(fileStream);
         }