diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload/SizesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload/SizesTest.java
index 3cd0111..9a4fd95 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload/SizesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/fileupload/SizesTest.java
@@ -255,12 +255,10 @@
         assertEquals("file1", item.getFieldName());
         assertEquals("foo1.tab", item.getName());
 
-        try {
+        {
             InputStream stream = item.openStream();
             ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
             Streams.copy(stream, baos, true); // Streams.copy closes the input file
-        } catch (FileUploadIOException e) {
-            fail(e.getMessage());
         }
 
         // the second item is over the size max, thus we expect an error