diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/httpinvoker/HttpInvokerClientInterceptor.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/httpinvoker/HttpInvokerClientInterceptor.java
index ccc1f704f6..86ab131396 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/httpinvoker/HttpInvokerClientInterceptor.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/httpinvoker/HttpInvokerClientInterceptor.java
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ public class HttpInvokerClientInterceptor extends RemoteInvocationBasedAccessor
 	 */
 	protected RemoteAccessException convertHttpInvokerAccessException(Throwable ex) {
 		if (ex instanceof ConnectException) {
-			throw new RemoteConnectFailureException(
+			return new RemoteConnectFailureException(
 					"Could not connect to HTTP invoker remote service at [" + getServiceUrl() + "]", ex);
 		}
-		else if (ex instanceof ClassNotFoundException || ex instanceof NoClassDefFoundError ||
+
+		if (ex instanceof ClassNotFoundException || ex instanceof NoClassDefFoundError ||
 				ex instanceof InvalidClassException) {
-			throw new RemoteAccessException(
+			return new RemoteAccessException(
 					"Could not deserialize result from HTTP invoker remote service [" + getServiceUrl() + "]", ex);
 		}
-		else {
-			throw new RemoteAccessException(
-				"Could not access HTTP invoker remote service at [" + getServiceUrl() + "]", ex);
-		}
+
+		return new RemoteAccessException(
+					"Could not access HTTP invoker remote service at [" + getServiceUrl() + "]", ex);
 	}
 
 }