diff --git a/src/Paragraph.cpp b/src/Paragraph.cpp
index 707e770164..9cd9b8b385 100644
--- a/src/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/src/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void Paragraph::Private::latexInset(BufferParams const & bparams,
 		// add location information and throw again.
 		e.par_id = id_;
 		e.pos = i;
-		throw(e);
+		throw;
 	}
 
 	if (close)
@@ -2878,7 +2878,7 @@ void Paragraph::latex(BufferParams const & bparams,
 					// add location information and throw again.
 					e.par_id = id();
 					e.pos = i;
-					throw(e);
+					throw;
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiSpellchecker.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
index f210013698..16df37820b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiSpellchecker.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void SpellcheckerWidget::Private::check()
 			Alert::warning(message.title_, message.details_);
 			return;
 		}
-		throw message;
+		throw;
 	}
 
 	// end of document or selection?
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
index 00f3b96ea4..2da9ce39c9 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ Buffer * GuiView::loadDocument(FileName const & filename, bool tolastfiles)
 		newBuffer = checkAndLoadLyXFile(filename);
 	} catch (ExceptionMessage const & e) {
 		setBusy(false);
-		throw(e);
+		throw;
 	}
 	setBusy(false);
 
@@ -4878,7 +4878,7 @@ void GuiView::doShowDialog(QString const & qname, QString const & qdata,
 	}
 	catch (ExceptionMessage const & ex) {
 		d.in_show_ = false;
-		throw ex;
+		throw;
 	}
 	d.in_show_ = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/mathed/MathExtern.cpp b/src/mathed/MathExtern.cpp
index 092de56ee5..4d53b28245 100644
--- a/src/mathed/MathExtern.cpp
+++ b/src/mathed/MathExtern.cpp
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ void writeString(docstring const & s, WriteStream & os)
 				case WriteStream::wsDefault:
 				default:
 					// throw again
-					throw(e);
+					throw;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ void writeString(docstring const & s, WriteStream & os)
 			case WriteStream::wsDefault:
 			default:
 				// throw again
-				throw(e);
+				throw;
 			}
 		}
 	}