diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest.java b/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest.java
index a88291d7475..66c2859202f 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest.java
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
             try {
                 doLightAnalysisModeTest(wholeFile, files, javaFilesDir);
             }
-            catch (Throwable lightAnalysisError) {
-                throw ExceptionUtilsKt.rethrow(boxError);
+            catch (Throwable ignored) {
             }
+
+            throw ExceptionUtilsKt.rethrow(boxError);
         }
 
         doLightAnalysisModeTest(wholeFile, files, javaFilesDir);