diff --git a/aslam_cv/aslam_time/src/time.cpp b/aslam_cv/aslam_time/src/time.cpp
index 1da3207af..668fb2461 100644
--- a/aslam_cv/aslam_time/src/time.cpp
+++ b/aslam_cv/aslam_time/src/time.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ const Time TIME_MIN(0, 1);
  * (i.e. not exposed to users of the time classes)
  */
 void aslam_walltime(uint32_t& sec, uint32_t& nsec)
-#ifndef WIN32    
-                        throw (NoHighPerformanceTimersException)
-#endif
 {
 #ifndef WIN32
 #if HAS_CLOCK_GETTIME