diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CFormattedMemoryBlock.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CFormattedMemoryBlock.java
index a403c8317d1..6c4992175d7 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CFormattedMemoryBlock.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CFormattedMemoryBlock.java
@@ -387,15 +387,7 @@ public class CFormattedMemoryBlock extends CDebugElement
 	 */
 	public String getAddressExpression()
 	{
-		try
-		{
-			return fAddressExpression.getName();
-		}
-		catch( CDIException e )
-		{
-			// ignore
-		}
-		return "";
+		return fAddressExpression.getName();
 	}
 	
 	private String[] createData( byte[] bytes, int offset, int length )
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
index 426bbdb4b53..4b34e7e75ca 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CVariable.java
@@ -351,16 +351,7 @@ public abstract class CVariable extends CDebugElement
 	 */
 	public String getName() throws DebugException
 	{
-		String name = null;
-		try
-		{
-			name = getOriginalCDIVariable().getName();
-		}
-		catch( CDIException e )
-		{
-			targetRequestFailed( e.getMessage(), null );
-		}
-		return name;
+		return getOriginalCDIVariable().getName();
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)