diff --git a/src/Vg.cpp b/src/Vg.cpp
index f67fa51940ac62ce2890961f54dcd167e76ab6e1..f01e32c001e1b628ff57c4714eff595f1ec321da 100644
--- a/src/Vg.cpp
+++ b/src/Vg.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void Vg::update_state()
  *      method: Vg::register_name
  */
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Vg::register_name() throw(Tango::DevFailed)
+void Vg::register_name()
 {
 	INFO_STREAM << "Vg::register_name(" << device_name << ","
 			<< channel << ")  - " << device_name << endl;
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void Vg::register_name() throw(Tango::DevFailed)
  *      method: Vg::unregister_name
  */
 //+------------------------------------------------------------------
-void Vg::unregister_name() throw(Tango::DevFailed)
+void Vg::unregister_name()
 {
 	INFO_STREAM << "Vg::unregister_name(" << device_name << ","
 			<< channel << ")  - " << device_name << endl;
diff --git a/src/Vg.h b/src/Vg.h
index bc67e46baa28801242fd5cd7021c245d03a26e6e..2324a331785716c19ce2d56a6b99b54660ca5ca8 100644
--- a/src/Vg.h
+++ b/src/Vg.h
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ public:
 
 	 bool update_allowed();
 	 void update_state();
-	 void register_name() throw(Tango::DevFailed);
-	 void unregister_name() throw(Tango::DevFailed);
+	 void register_name();
+	 void unregister_name();
 	 void exception_handler(Tango::DevFailed &, Tango::DevState, const std::string);
 
 	/*----- PROTECTED REGION END -----*/	//	Vg::Additional Method prototypes