diff --git a/idea/testData/checker/FunctionReturnTypes.kt b/idea/testData/checker/FunctionReturnTypes.kt
index d116011232f..30e0e43b9a9 100644
--- a/idea/testData/checker/FunctionReturnTypes.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/checker/FunctionReturnTypes.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ fun bbb() {
 fun foo(<warning>expr</warning>: StringBuilder): Int {
   val c = 'a'
   when(c) {
-    0.toChar() -> throw Exception("zero")
-    else -> throw Exception("nonzero" + c)
+    0.toChar() -> throw Throwable("zero")
+    else -> throw Throwable("nonzero" + c)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/checker/ResolveToJava.kt b/idea/testData/checker/ResolveToJava.kt
index aa52f8b1cd9..7a4a76e7c07 100644
--- a/idea/testData/checker/ResolveToJava.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/checker/ResolveToJava.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fun test(<warning>l</warning> : List<Int>) {
   try {
     // ...
   }
-  catch(e: Exception) {
+  catch(e: Throwable) {
     System.out.println(e.message)
   }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/checker/regression/DoubleDefine.kt b/idea/testData/checker/regression/DoubleDefine.kt
index df54af39bdc..6055272972a 100644
--- a/idea/testData/checker/regression/DoubleDefine.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/checker/regression/DoubleDefine.kt
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ fun takeFirst(expr: StringBuilder): Char {
 }
 
 fun evaluateArg(expr: CharSequence, numbers: ArrayList<Int>): Int {
-  if (expr.length == 0) throw Exception("Syntax error: Character expected");
+  if (expr.length == 0) throw Throwable("Syntax error: Character expected");
   val c = takeFirst(<error>expr</error>)
   if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
     val n = c - '0'
-    if (!numbers.contains(n)) throw Exception("You used incorrect number: " + n)
+    if (!numbers.contains(n)) throw Throwable("You used incorrect number: " + n)
     numbers.remove(n)
     return n
   }
-  throw Exception("Syntax error: Unrecognized character " + c)
+  throw Throwable("Syntax error: Unrecognized character " + c)
 }
 
 fun evaluateAdd(expr: StringBuilder, numbers: ArrayList<Int>): Int {
diff --git a/idea/testData/highlighter/deprecated/RangeTo.kt b/idea/testData/highlighter/deprecated/RangeTo.kt
index 500917c9e41..f346196f0de 100644
--- a/idea/testData/highlighter/deprecated/RangeTo.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/highlighter/deprecated/RangeTo.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class MyClass {
 
 @Deprecated("Use A instead") operator fun MyClass.rangeTo(i: MyClass): Iterable<Int> {
     i.i
-    throw Exception()
+    throw Throwable()
 }
 
 fun test() {