diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/OutputProc/src/MeasurementSetFormat.cc b/RTCP/Cobalt/OutputProc/src/MeasurementSetFormat.cc
index d00ae1631be49b7e5ce44b890e4fe6d8bb783685..fad6f70871bfe20f3cc04aa6e0fca3b8a8fbad2c 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/OutputProc/src/MeasurementSetFormat.cc
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/OutputProc/src/MeasurementSetFormat.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace LOFAR
 
     void MeasurementSetFormat::createMSTables(const string &MSname, unsigned subband)
     {
-      try {
+      {
         int subarray = itsPS.settings.subbands[subband].SAP;
         string directionType = itsPS.settings.SAPs[subarray].direction.type;
 
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ namespace LOFAR
         } catch (LOFAR::AssertError &ex) {
           LOG_ERROR_STR("Failed to add beam tables: " << ex);
         }
-      } catch (AipsError &ex) {
-        THROW(StorageException, "AIPS/CASA error: " << ex.getMesg());
       }
 
       // Flush the MS to make sure all tables are written