diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 8698b78dfc0..4fe67e2a9c1 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-08-23  Mark Wielaard  <mark@klomp.org>
+
+	* java/io/PrintWriter.java (print(String)): Don't catch IOException,
+	write(String) already does.
+
 2000-08-23  Alexandre Petit-Bianco  <apbianco@cygnus.com>
 
 	* gnu/gcj/jni/NativeThread.java (NativeThread): Removed assignment
diff --git a/libjava/java/io/PrintWriter.java b/libjava/java/io/PrintWriter.java
index 156affc39db..9a9d3f2d99e 100644
--- a/libjava/java/io/PrintWriter.java
+++ b/libjava/java/io/PrintWriter.java
@@ -171,14 +171,7 @@ public class PrintWriter extends Writer
    */
   public void print(String str)
   {
-    try
-      {
-	write(str == null ? "null" : str);
-      }
-    catch (IOException ex)
-      {
-	error = true;
-      }
+    write(str == null ? "null" : str);
   }
 
   /**