diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/flatten/FlattenMojoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/flatten/FlattenMojoTest.java
index 428d1d9a..0bb9e205 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/flatten/FlattenMojoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/mojo/flatten/FlattenMojoTest.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private static Model readPom(String pomFilePath) throws IOException, XmlPullPars
     /**
      * After test method. Removes flattened-pom.xml file which is created during test.
      *
-     * @throws RuntimeException if can't remove file.
+     * @throws IOException if can't remove file.
      */
     @After
     public void removeFlattenedPom() throws IOException {