diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/testing/TestWithWallet.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/testing/TestWithWallet.java
index a373278c..9dbb516f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/testing/TestWithWallet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/testing/TestWithWallet.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.bitcoinj.store.MemoryBlockStore;
 import org.bitcoinj.utils.BriefLogFormatter;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import static org.bitcoinj.testing.FakeTxBuilder.createFakeBlock;
 import static org.bitcoinj.testing.FakeTxBuilder.createFakeTx;
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public class TestWithWallet {
 
     @Nullable
     protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Wallet wallet, Transaction tx, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type)
-            throws IOException, VerificationException {
+            throws VerificationException {
         if (type == null) {
             // Pending/broadcast tx.
             if (wallet.isPendingTransactionRelevant(tx))
@@ -77,22 +76,22 @@ public class TestWithWallet {
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Transaction tx, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws IOException, VerificationException {
+    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Transaction tx, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws VerificationException {
         return sendMoneyToWallet(this.wallet, tx, type);
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Wallet wallet, Coin value, Address toAddress, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws IOException, VerificationException {
+    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Wallet wallet, Coin value, Address toAddress, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws VerificationException {
         return sendMoneyToWallet(wallet, createFakeTx(params, value, toAddress), type);
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Wallet wallet, Coin value, ECKey toPubKey, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws IOException, VerificationException {
+    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Wallet wallet, Coin value, ECKey toPubKey, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws VerificationException {
         return sendMoneyToWallet(wallet, createFakeTx(params, value, toPubKey), type);
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Coin value, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws IOException,  VerificationException {
+    protected Transaction sendMoneyToWallet(Coin value, AbstractBlockChain.NewBlockType type) throws VerificationException {
         return sendMoneyToWallet(this.wallet, createFakeTx(params, value, myAddress), type);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/WalletTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/WalletTest.java
index 9b4ddf77..2c96a7f4 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/WalletTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/WalletTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.spongycastle.crypto.params.KeyParameter;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ public class WalletTest extends TestWithWallet {
         receiveATransactionAmount(wallet, toAddress, COIN);
     }
 
-    private void receiveATransactionAmount(Wallet wallet, Address toAddress, Coin amount) throws IOException {
+    private void receiveATransactionAmount(Wallet wallet, Address toAddress, Coin amount) {
         final ListenableFuture<Coin> availFuture = wallet.getBalanceFuture(amount, Wallet.BalanceType.AVAILABLE);
         final ListenableFuture<Coin> estimatedFuture = wallet.getBalanceFuture(amount, Wallet.BalanceType.ESTIMATED);
         assertFalse(availFuture.isDone());
@@ -1598,7 +1597,7 @@ public class WalletTest extends TestWithWallet {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void importAndEncrypt() throws IOException, InsufficientMoneyException {
+    public void importAndEncrypt() throws InsufficientMoneyException {
         final ECKey key = new ECKey();
         encryptedWallet.importKeysAndEncrypt(ImmutableList.of(key), PASSWORD1);
         assertEquals(1, encryptedWallet.getImportedKeys().size());
@@ -2988,7 +2987,7 @@ public class WalletTest extends TestWithWallet {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void sendCoinsWithBroadcasterTest() throws InsufficientMoneyException, IOException {
+    public void sendCoinsWithBroadcasterTest() throws InsufficientMoneyException {
         ECKey key = ECKey.fromPrivate(BigInteger.ONE);
         Address notMyAddr = key.toAddress(params);
         receiveATransactionAmount(wallet, myAddress, Coin.COIN);