--- a/jma/jma.cpp
+++ b/jma/jma.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace JMA
 
 
   //Retreive the file block, what else?
-  void jma_open::retrieve_file_block() throw(jma_errors)
+  void jma_open::retrieve_file_block()
   {
     unsigned char uint_buffer[UINT_SIZE];
     unsigned char ushort_buffer[USHORT_SIZE];
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace JMA
   }
 
   //Constructor for opening JMA files for reading
-  jma_open::jma_open(const char *compressed_file_name) throw (jma_errors)
+  jma_open::jma_open(const char *compressed_file_name)
   {
     decompressed_buffer = 0;
     compressed_buffer = 0;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace JMA
   }
 
   //Skip forward a given number of chunks
-  void jma_open::chunk_seek(unsigned int chunk_num) throw(jma_errors)
+  void jma_open::chunk_seek(unsigned int chunk_num)
   {
     //Check the stream is open
     if (!stream.is_open())
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace JMA
 
   //Return a vector of pointers to each file in the JMA, the buffer to hold all the files
   //must be initilized outside.
-  vector<unsigned char *> jma_open::get_all_files(unsigned char *buffer) throw(jma_errors)
+  vector<unsigned char *> jma_open::get_all_files(unsigned char *buffer)
   {
     //If there's no stream we can't read from it, so exit
     if (!stream.is_open())
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ namespace JMA
   }
 
   //Extracts the file with a given name found in the archive to the given buffer
-  void jma_open::extract_file(string& name, unsigned char *buffer) throw(jma_errors)
+  void jma_open::extract_file(string& name, unsigned char *buffer)
   {
     if (!stream.is_open())
     {
--- a/jma/jma.h
+++ b/jma/jma.h
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ namespace JMA
   class jma_open
   {
     public:
-    jma_open(const char *) throw(jma_errors);
+    jma_open(const char *);
     ~jma_open();
 
     std::vector<jma_public_file_info> get_files_info();
-    std::vector<unsigned char *> get_all_files(unsigned char *) throw(jma_errors);
-    void extract_file(std::string& name, unsigned char *) throw(jma_errors);
+    std::vector<unsigned char *> get_all_files(unsigned char *);
+    void extract_file(std::string& name, unsigned char *);
     bool is_solid();
 
     private:
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ namespace JMA
     unsigned char *decompressed_buffer;
     unsigned char *compressed_buffer;
 
-    void chunk_seek(unsigned int) throw(jma_errors);
-    void retrieve_file_block() throw(jma_errors);
+    void chunk_seek(unsigned int);
+    void retrieve_file_block();
   };
 
   const char *jma_error_text(jma_errors);