diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 683d02d3..00000000
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/io/NestableIOException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id: NestableIOException.java,v 1.4 2004/02/25 13:16:05 mdb Exp $
-//
-// samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
-// Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
-// 
-// This library 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 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.samskivert.io;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-/**
- * A convenience class for creating IO exceptions that are caused by other
- * exceptions.
- */
-public class NestableIOException extends IOException
-{
-    /**
-     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> with specified
-     * nested <code>Throwable</code>.
-     *
-     * @param cause the exception or error that caused this exception to
-     * be thrown.
-     */
-    public NestableIOException (Throwable cause)
-    {
-        initCause(cause);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs a new <code>NestableIOException</code> with specified
-     * detail message and nested <code>Throwable</code>.
-     *
-     * @param msg the error message.
-     * @param cause the exception or error that caused this exception to
-     * be thrown.
-     */
-    public NestableIOException (String msg, Throwable cause)
-    {
-        super(msg);
-        initCause(cause);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
index a32a736d..30a495fa 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/xml/SimpleParser.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import org.xml.sax.*;
 import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
 
 import com.samskivert.Log;
-import com.samskivert.io.NestableIOException;
 
 /**
  * The simple parser class provides an extensible object that is
@@ -81,10 +80,10 @@ public class SimpleParser extends DefaultHandler
 	    XMLUtil.parse(this, stream);
 
         } catch (ParserConfigurationException pce) {
-  	    throw new NestableIOException(pce);
+  	    throw (IOException) new IOException().initCause(pce);
 
 	} catch (SAXException saxe) {
-	    throw new NestableIOException(saxe);
+	    throw (IOException) new IOException().initCause(saxe);
 	}
     }