diff --git a/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/jcas/impl/JCasImpl.java b/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/jcas/impl/JCasImpl.java
index c9bc573..499bcce 100644
--- a/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/jcas/impl/JCasImpl.java
+++ b/uimaj-core/src/main/java/org/apache/uima/jcas/impl/JCasImpl.java
@@ -1523,11 +1523,11 @@
    * @see org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas#getView(java.lang.String)
    */
   public JCas getView(String localViewName) throws CASException {
-    try {
+//    try { // defer because can break some use cases see UIMA-5869
       return casImpl.getView(localViewName).getJCas();
-    } catch (CASRuntimeException e) {
-      throw new CASException(e); // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-5869
-    }
+//    } catch (CASRuntimeException e) {
+//      throw new CASException(e); // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/UIMA-5869
+//    }
   }
 
   /*