diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/FormatActivator.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/FormatActivator.java
index 02adb559e..f2f614025 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/FormatActivator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/FormatActivator.java
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;
  * leaks).
  */
 public class FormatActivator implements BundleActivator {
-	public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
+	public void start(BundleContext context) {
 		ArchiveFormats.registerAll();
 	}
 
-	public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
+	public void stop(BundleContext context) {
 		ArchiveFormats.unregisterAll();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
index 788d703cf..6104cb432 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ public class ArchiveCommand extends GitCommand<OutputStream> {
 		setCallable(false);
 	}
 
-	private <T extends Closeable>
-	OutputStream writeArchive(Format<T> fmt) throws GitAPIException {
+	private <T extends Closeable> OutputStream writeArchive(Format<T> fmt) {
 		final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk(repo);
 		try {
 			final T outa = fmt.createArchiveOutputStream(out);