diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/UserGroupInformation.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/UserGroupInformation.java
index c3d7a55a10..cc32dae170 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/UserGroupInformation.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/UserGroupInformation.java
@@ -1920,7 +1920,6 @@ public <T> T doAs(PrivilegedExceptionAction<T> action
   /**
    * Log current UGI and token information into specified log.
    * @param ugi - UGI
-   * @throws IOException
    */
   @InterfaceAudience.LimitedPrivate({"HDFS", "KMS"})
   @InterfaceStability.Unstable