diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/InetUtils.java b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/InetUtils.java
index 513c4803..1101ceac 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/InetUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/util/InetUtils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class InetUtils implements Closeable {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void close() throws IOException {
+	public void close() {
 		if (executorService != null) {
 			synchronized (InetUtils.class) {
 				if (executorService != null) {