1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Slice/JavaUtil.cpp b/cpp/src/Slice/JavaUtil.cpp
index 7441b60aca4..3c6d0ece494 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Slice/JavaUtil.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Slice/JavaUtil.cpp
@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void visitOperation(const OperationPtr& p)
     {
-        if(p->hasMetaData("UserException"))
-        {
-            ClassDefPtr cl = ClassDefPtr::dynamicCast(p->container());
-            if(!cl->isLocal())
-            {
-                ostringstream os;
-                os << "ignoring invalid metadata `UserException': directive applies only to local operations "
-                   << "but enclosing " << (cl->isInterface() ? "interface" : "class") << " `" << cl->name()
-                   << "' is not local";
-                emitWarning(p->file(), p->line(), os.str());
-            }
-        }
         StringList metaData = getMetaData(p);
         TypePtr returnType = p->returnType();
         if(!metaData.empty())