diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unneededThrows/RedundantThrowsDeclarationLocalInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unneededThrows/RedundantThrowsDeclarationLocalInspection.java
index 925d56efae87..ae302dfbee8e 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unneededThrows/RedundantThrowsDeclarationLocalInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unneededThrows/RedundantThrowsDeclarationLocalInspection.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.codeInspection.unneededThrows;
 
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.ExceptionUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.JavaErrorMessages;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.JavaHighlightUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.quickfix.MethodThrowsFix;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ public class RedundantThrowsDeclarationLocalInspection extends BaseJavaBatchLoca
       .of(method.getThrowsList().getReferenceElements())
       .map(ref -> {
         PsiElement resolved = ref.resolve();
-        return resolved instanceof PsiClass ? new ReferenceAndType(ref) : null;
+        return resolved instanceof PsiClass && !ExceptionUtil.isUncheckedException((PsiClass)resolved) ? new ReferenceAndType(ref) : null;
       })
       .filter(Objects::nonNull)
       .toArray(ReferenceAndType[]::new);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/methodThrows/beforeUncheckedException.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/methodThrows/beforeUncheckedException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..149bc7f0f4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/methodThrows/beforeUncheckedException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// "Remove 'RuntimeException' from 'f' throws list" "false"
+import java.io.*;
+
+class a {
+  void f() throws <caret>RuntimeException {
+  }
+}