diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtils.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtils.java
index 1232391506..1448846992 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtils.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtils.java
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
- 
 package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util;
 
-/*
- * #%L
- * Alfresco Records Management Module
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
- * %%
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Records Management Module
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
  * 
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
  * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
  * provided under the following open source license terms:
- * 
+ * 
  * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util;
  * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  * 
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * #L%
  */
 
@@ -174,73 +173,5 @@ public class ExceptionUtils
         {
             throw new UnexpectedThrowableException(expected, thrownByCode);
         }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method to work around the difficulties of working with lambdas and checked exceptions.
-     * Use as follows:
-     * <pre>
-     *     expectedException(WebScriptException.class, () ->
-     *         // "Wash away" any checked exceptions in the inner code block.
-     *         smuggleCheckedExceptions( () -> methodThrowsException())
-     *     );
-     * </pre>
-     * @param code a block of code which is declared to throw a checked exception.
-     * @param <R>  the return type of the block of code.
-     * @param <T>  the type of the checked exception.
-     * @return the value returned by the block of code.
-     * @throws SmuggledException if the code block threw an exception of type T.
-     */
-    public static <R, T extends Exception> R smuggleCheckedExceptions(final ThrowingSupplier<R, T> code)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            return code.get();
-        }
-        catch (RuntimeException e)
-        {
-            throw e;
-        }
-        catch (Exception e)
-        {
-            throw new SmuggledException(e);
-        }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Equivalent to `java.util.function.Supplier` but its method declares that it
-     * throws checked exceptions.
-     *
-     * @param <R> The result type of this supplier.
-     * @param <T> The exception type declared to be thrown by this supplier.
-     */
-    @FunctionalInterface
-    public interface ThrowingSupplier<R, T extends Exception>
-    {
-        /** Gets the value */
-        R get() throws T;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * A wrapper for checked exceptions so that they can be handled as unchecked exceptions, namely by not requiring
-     * try/catch blocks etc.
-     * <p/>
-     * This type is expected to be most useful when handling Java 8 lambdas containing code which throws checked
-     * exceptions.
-     */
-    public static class SmuggledException extends RuntimeException
-    {
-        private static final long serialVersionUID = -606404592461576013L;
-        private final Exception e;
-
-        public SmuggledException(Exception e)
-        {
-            this.e = e;
-        }
-
-        public Exception getCheckedException()
-        {
-            return this.e;
-        }
-    }
-}
+}
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtilsUsageExamplesUnitTest.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtilsUsageExamplesUnitTest.java
index 570ea8e33f..0001ccfadb 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtilsUsageExamplesUnitTest.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/unit-test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/ExceptionUtilsUsageExamplesUnitTest.java
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util;
 
 /*
- * #%L
- * Alfresco Records Management Module
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
- * %%
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Records Management Module
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
  * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
  * 
  * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
@@ -24,20 +24,18 @@ package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util;
  * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
  * 
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  * #L%
  */
 
 
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.MissingThrowableException;
-import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.SmuggledException;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.UnexpectedThrowableException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.expectedException;
-import static org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.test.util.ExceptionUtils.smuggleCheckedExceptions;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
@@ -112,20 +110,5 @@ public class ExceptionUtilsUsageExamplesUnitTest
             onlySideEffectsHere("hello");
             return null;
         });
-    }
-
-    // If you use lambdas that throw checked exceptions, the standard Java 8 types are insufficient.
-    @Test public void smuggleCheckedExceptionsShouldHideCheckedExceptionsInAnUncheckedException()
-    {
-        SmuggledException e = expectedException(SmuggledException.class, () -> smuggleCheckedExceptions(() -> methodThrowsException()));
-
-        assertEquals(Exception.class, e.getCheckedException().getClass());
-        assertEquals("Checked", e.getCheckedException().getMessage());
     }
-
-    /** This method declares that it throws `java.lang.Exception`. */
-    private Object methodThrowsException() throws Exception
-    {
-        throw new Exception("Checked");
-    }
-}
+}