diff --git a/include/boost/coroutine/detail/symmetric_coroutine_impl.hpp b/include/boost/coroutine/detail/symmetric_coroutine_impl.hpp
index 5293141..e1747cf 100644
--- a/include/boost/coroutine/detail/symmetric_coroutine_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/coroutine/detail/symmetric_coroutine_impl.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ private:
     typedef parameters< R >                           param_type;
 
     int                     flags_;
-    exception_ptr           except_;
     coroutine_context   *   caller_;
     coroutine_context   *   callee_;
 
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ private:
             * callee_,
             reinterpret_cast< intptr_t >( to),
             preserve_fpu() );
-        if ( except_) rethrow_exception( except_);
     }
 
     template< typename Other >
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ public:
                               coroutine_context * callee,
                               bool unwind, bool preserve_fpu) :
         flags_( 0),
-        except_(),
         caller_( caller),
         callee_( callee)
     {
@@ -199,7 +196,6 @@ private:
     typedef parameters< R & >                         param_type;
 
     int                     flags_;
-    exception_ptr           except_;
     coroutine_context   *   caller_;
     coroutine_context   *   callee_;
 
@@ -209,7 +205,6 @@ private:
             * callee_,
             reinterpret_cast< intptr_t >( to),
             preserve_fpu() );
-        if ( except_) rethrow_exception( except_);
     }
 
     template< typename Other >
@@ -231,7 +226,6 @@ public:
                               coroutine_context * callee,
                               bool unwind, bool preserve_fpu) :
         flags_( 0),
-        except_(),
         caller_( caller),
         callee_( callee)
     {
@@ -344,7 +338,6 @@ private:
     typedef parameters< void >                          param_type;
 
     int                     flags_;
-    exception_ptr           except_;
     coroutine_context   *   caller_;
     coroutine_context   *   callee_;
 
@@ -366,7 +359,6 @@ public:
                               coroutine_context * callee,
                               bool unwind, bool preserve_fpu) :
         flags_( 0),
-        except_(),
         caller_( caller),
         callee_( callee)
     {
@@ -411,7 +403,6 @@ public:
             * callee_,
             reinterpret_cast< intptr_t >( & to),
             preserve_fpu() );
-        if ( except_) rethrow_exception( except_);
     }
 
     template< typename X >
diff --git a/include/boost/coroutine/detail/trampoline.hpp b/include/boost/coroutine/detail/trampoline.hpp
index 992026b..48740ba 100644
--- a/include/boost/coroutine/detail/trampoline.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/coroutine/detail/trampoline.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define BOOST_COROUTINES_DETAIL_TRAMPOLINE_H
 
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <exception>
 
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/config.hpp>
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ void trampoline( intptr_t vp)
         catch ( forced_unwind const&)
         {}
         catch (...)
-        { c.except_ = current_exception(); }
+        { std::terminate(); }
     }
 
     c.flags_ |= flag_complete;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ void trampoline_void( intptr_t vp)
         catch ( forced_unwind const&)
         {}
         catch (...)
-        { c.except_ = current_exception(); }
+        { std::terminate(); }
     }
 
     c.flags_ |= flag_complete;
diff --git a/test/test_symmetric_coroutine.cpp b/test/test_symmetric_coroutine.cpp
index 0e04c65..933b60d 100644
--- a/test/test_symmetric_coroutine.cpp
+++ b/test/test_symmetric_coroutine.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ public:
     { value1 = state; }
 };
 
-struct my_exception {};
-
 void empty( coro::symmetric_coroutine< void >::self_type &) {}
 
 void f2( coro::symmetric_coroutine< void >::self_type &)
@@ -437,26 +435,6 @@ void test_invalid_arg()
     BOOST_CHECK( value1);
 }
 
-void test_exceptions()
-{
-    bool thrown = false;
-    std::runtime_error ex("abc");
-    try
-    {
-        coro::symmetric_coroutine< void > coro( boost::bind( f9< std::runtime_error >, _1, ex) );
-        BOOST_CHECK( coro);
-        coro();
-        BOOST_CHECK( false);
-    }
-    catch ( std::runtime_error const&)
-    { thrown = true; }
-    catch ( std::exception const&)
-    {}
-    catch (...)
-    {}
-    BOOST_CHECK( thrown);
-}
-
 void test_yield_to_void()
 {
     value2 = 0;
@@ -573,7 +551,6 @@ boost::unit_test::test_suite * init_unit_test_suite( int, char* [])
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_termination) );
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_unwind) );
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_no_unwind) );
-    test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_exceptions) );
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_yield_to_void) );
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_yield_to_int) );
     test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( & test_yield_to_ref) );