diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/exception.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/exception.hpp
index f9eb8140..ab6dde7c 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/exception.hpp
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
         explicit singular (const char *)
             {}
         void raise () {
-            throw *this;
             std::abort ();
         }
 #endif