diff --git a/src/deferred.js b/src/deferred.js
index 3d53344e..5cc5fb5b 100644
--- a/src/deferred.js
+++ b/src/deferred.js
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ jQuery.extend({
 							while( callbacks[ 0 ] ) {
 								callbacks.shift().apply( context, args );
 							}
-						} catch( e ) {
-							throw e;
-						} finally {
+						}
+						finally {
 							fired = [ context, args ];
 							firing = 0;
 						}