diff --git a/config.cc b/config.cc
index 3a0ce639..31d329d4 100644
--- a/config.cc
+++ b/config.cc
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ QString getPortableVersionMorphoDir() throw()
     return QString();
 }
 
-QString getStylesDir() throw()
+QString getStylesDir()
 {
   QDir result = getHomeDir();
 
diff --git a/config.hh b/config.hh
index 34021d5c..9be7203c 100644
--- a/config.hh
+++ b/config.hh
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ QString getPortableVersionDictionaryDir() throw();
 QString getPortableVersionMorphoDir() throw();
 
 /// Returns the add-on styles directory.
-QString getStylesDir() throw();
+QString getStylesDir();
 
 /// Returns the directory where user-specific non-essential (cached) data should be written.
 QString getCacheDir() throw();