diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
index 817c7ece0b..edc3a4690b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMNodeService.java
@@ -1241,10 +1241,6 @@ public class AVMNodeService extends AbstractNodeServiceImpl implements NodeServi
                                                 path);
         }
         catch (AVMNotFoundException e)
-        {
-            throw new InvalidNodeRefException("Not Found.", nodeRef);
-        }
-        catch (AVMWrongTypeException e)
         {
             return result;
         }