diff --git a/sd/source/ui/framework/module/ModuleController.cxx b/sd/source/ui/framework/module/ModuleController.cxx
index 8269c73ba45f..72d2e9829175 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/framework/module/ModuleController.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/framework/module/ModuleController.cxx
@@ -91,21 +91,15 @@ Sequence<OUString> SAL_CALL ModuleController_getSupportedServiceNames (void)
     return Sequence<OUString>(&sServiceName, 1);
 }
 
-
-
-
 //===== ModuleController ======================================================
-
 Reference<XModuleController> ModuleController::CreateInstance (
     const Reference<XComponentContext>& rxContext)
 {
     return new ModuleController(rxContext);
 }
 
-
-
-
-ModuleController::ModuleController (const Reference<XComponentContext>& rxContext) throw()
+ModuleController::ModuleController (const Reference<XComponentContext>& rxContext)
+    throw (std::exception)
     : ModuleControllerInterfaceBase(MutexOwner::maMutex),
       mxController(),
       mpResourceToFactoryMap(new ResourceToFactoryMap()),
@@ -115,9 +109,6 @@ ModuleController::ModuleController (const Reference<XComponentContext>& rxContex
     LoadFactories(rxContext);
 }
 
-
-
-
 ModuleController::~ModuleController (void) throw()
 {
 }
diff --git a/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/ModuleController.hxx b/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/ModuleController.hxx
index 50c7cb720f92..3eb78437c905 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/ModuleController.hxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/inc/framework/ModuleController.hxx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ private:
 
     ModuleController (
         const css::uno::Reference<css::uno::XComponentContext>& rxContext)
-        throw();
+        throw (std::exception);
     ModuleController (void); // Not implemented.
     ModuleController (const ModuleController&); // Not implemented.
     virtual ~ModuleController (void) throw();