1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/cert/FilterBuilder.java b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/cert/FilterBuilder.java
index cb6ac13e6..86459a750 100644
--- a/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/cert/FilterBuilder.java
+++ b/base/common/src/com/netscape/cms/servlet/cert/FilterBuilder.java
@@ -138,12 +138,7 @@ public class FilterBuilder {
             String outStr, long adjustment,
             StringBuffer filter) {
         if (prefix == null || prefix.length() == 0) return;
-        long epoch = 0;
-        try {
-            epoch = Long.parseLong(prefix);
-        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-            // exception safely ignored
-        }
+        long epoch = Long.parseLong(prefix);
         Calendar from = Calendar.getInstance();
         from.setTimeInMillis(epoch);
         filter.append("(");