diff --git a/connectors/hdfs/connector/src/main/java/org/apache/manifoldcf/agents/output/hdfs/HDFSOutputConnector.java b/connectors/hdfs/connector/src/main/java/org/apache/manifoldcf/agents/output/hdfs/HDFSOutputConnector.java
index c2a7a68..d991d57 100644
--- a/connectors/hdfs/connector/src/main/java/org/apache/manifoldcf/agents/output/hdfs/HDFSOutputConnector.java
+++ b/connectors/hdfs/connector/src/main/java/org/apache/manifoldcf/agents/output/hdfs/HDFSOutputConnector.java
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 import org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.ManifoldCFException;
 import org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.SpecificationNode;
 import org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.VersionContext;
-import org.json.JSONException;
 
 public class HDFSOutputConnector extends BaseOutputConnector {
 
@@ -598,14 +597,6 @@
     throw new ManifoldCFException("Namenode URI is malformed: "+e.getMessage(),e);
   }
   
-  /** Handle JSONException */
-  protected static void handleJSONException(JSONException e)
-    throws ManifoldCFException, ServiceInterruption
-  {
-    Logging.agents.error("JSON parsing error: "+e.getMessage(),e);
-    throw new ManifoldCFException("JSON parsing error: "+e.getMessage(),e);
-  }
-  
   /** Handle IOException */
   protected static void handleIOException(IOException e)
     throws ManifoldCFException, ServiceInterruption