diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
index 965debe5e..1735b2aa3 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class Engine implements FileFilter, AutoCloseable {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void close() throws Exception {
+    public void close() {
         cleanup();
     }