diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/FetchITBase.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/FetchITBase.java
index 0c33df4..be9f902 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/FetchITBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/pull/FetchITBase.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  Project.NameKey createTestProject(String name) throws Exception {
+  Project.NameKey createTestProject(String name) {
     return projectOperations.newProject().name(name).create();
   }
 }