diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/lexer/JavaLexer.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/lexer/JavaLexer.java
index 653a304b469b..a82675a706ee 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/lexer/JavaLexer.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/lexer/JavaLexer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ public class JavaLexer extends LexerBase {
       myTokenEndOffset = myFlexLexer.getTokenEnd();
     }
     catch (IOException e) { /* impossible */ }
-    catch (Error e) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Non-parsable text `" + myBuffer + "`", e);
-    }
   }
 
   private int getClosingParenthesis(int offset, char c) {