diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/minio/BaseS3Client.java b/api/src/main/java/io/minio/BaseS3Client.java
index 1ac0e301b..e47c29325 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/minio/BaseS3Client.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/minio/BaseS3Client.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ protected BaseS3Client(BaseS3Client client) {
 
   /** Closes underneath HTTP client. */
   @Override
-  public void close() throws Exception {
+  public void close() {
     if (closeHttpClient) {
       httpClient.dispatcher().executorService().shutdown();
       httpClient.connectionPool().evictAll();