diff --git a/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.cpp b/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.cpp
index 45eb8dd..291990d 100644
--- a/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.cpp
+++ b/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int sslerrorprintercallback(const char *str, size_t len, void *ctx)
 /**
  *  Constructor
  *  @param retval return value of SSL_get_error (must be a proper error)
- *  @throw std::bad_alloc if the BIO couldn't be allocated
  */
 SslErrorPrinter::SslErrorPrinter(int retval)
 {
diff --git a/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.h b/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.h
index 231d7dd..563cdbd 100644
--- a/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.h
+++ b/src/linux_tcp/sslerrorprinter.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public:
     /**
      *  Constructor
      *  @param retval return value of SSL_get_error (must be a proper error)
-     *  @throw std::bad_alloc if the BIO couldn't be allocated
      */
     SslErrorPrinter(int retval);