diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ICElement.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ICElement.java
index 46fe5194dfb..45affa0f216 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ICElement.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/model/ICElement.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public interface ICElement extends IAdaptable {
 	 * @exception CModelException if this element does not exist or if an
 	 *		exception occurs while accessing its resource
 	 */
-	IResource getResource() throws CModelException;
+	IResource getResource() ;
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether this C element is read-only. An element is read-only
 	 * if its structure cannot be modified by the C model. 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BufferManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BufferManager.java
index 1d7c2a14efc..786835b347e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BufferManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BufferManager.java
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
 
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.*;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IBuffer;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IOpenable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.util.LRUCache;
@@ -95,17 +94,13 @@ public class BufferManager implements IBufferFactory {
 	 */
 	public IBuffer createBuffer(IOpenable owner) {
 		ICElement element = (ICElement)owner;
-		try{
-			IResource resource = element.getResource();
-			return 
-				new Buffer(
-					resource instanceof IFile ? (IFile)resource : null, 
-					owner, 
-					element.isReadOnly());
-		}
-		catch (CModelException e) {
-			return null;
-		}
+
+		IResource resource = element.getResource();
+		return 
+			new Buffer(
+				resource instanceof IFile ? (IFile)resource : null, 
+				owner, 
+				element.isReadOnly());
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CElement.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CElement.java
index 43f4fbefd23..842b989cf72 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CElement.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CElement.java
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICModelStatusConstants;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IOpenable;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICModel;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICModelStatusConstants;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICProject;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IOpenable;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IParent;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
@@ -79,12 +79,7 @@ public abstract class CElement extends PlatformObject implements ICElement {
 	}
 
 	public boolean exists() {
-		try {
-			return getResource() != null;
-		} catch (CModelException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-		}
-		return false;
+		return getResource() != null;
 	}
 	
 	public boolean isReadOnly () {
@@ -163,7 +158,7 @@ public abstract class CElement extends PlatformObject implements ICElement {
 
 	public abstract IResource getUnderlyingResource() throws CModelException;
 
-	public abstract IResource getResource() throws CModelException;
+	public abstract IResource getResource() ;
 
 	protected abstract CElementInfo createElementInfo();
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CFile.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CFile.java
index d090593081f..48c8de23272 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CFile.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CFile.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CFile extends CElement implements ICFile {
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement#getResource()
 	 */
-	public IResource getResource() throws CModelException {
+	public IResource getResource()  {
 		return file;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
index ad8152d6c14..6743a77efd2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CModelManager.java
@@ -223,13 +223,10 @@ public class CModelManager implements IResourceChangeListener {
 			if (parent instanceof CElement) {
 				ICElement[] children = ((CElement)parent).getElementInfo().getChildren();
 				for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-					try {
-						IResource res = children[i].getResource();
-						if (res != null && res.equals(file)) {
-							cfile = children[i];
-							break;
-						}
-					} catch (CModelException e) {
+					IResource res = children[i].getResource();
+					if (res != null && res.equals(file)) {
+						cfile = children[i];
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CommitWorkingCopyOperation.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CommitWorkingCopyOperation.java
index 2efa2795c75..062ae92d507 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CommitWorkingCopyOperation.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/CommitWorkingCopyOperation.java
@@ -127,16 +127,12 @@ public class CommitWorkingCopyOperation extends CModelOperation {
 			return new CModelStatus(ICModelStatusConstants.INVALID_ELEMENT_TYPES, wc);
 		}
 	
-		try {
-			ITranslationUnit original= (ITranslationUnit)wc.getOriginalElement();
-			IResource resource = original.getResource();
-			if (!wc.isBasedOn(resource) && !fForce) {
-				return new CModelStatus(ICModelStatusConstants.UPDATE_CONFLICT);
-			}
-		} catch (CModelException e){
-			// unable to get the underlying resource
-			return new CModelStatus(ICModelStatusConstants.INVALID_RESOURCE);
+		ITranslationUnit original= (ITranslationUnit)wc.getOriginalElement();
+		IResource resource = original.getResource();
+		if (!wc.isBasedOn(resource) && !fForce) {
+			return new CModelStatus(ICModelStatusConstants.UPDATE_CONFLICT);
 		}
+
 		// no read-only check, since some repository adapters can change the flag on save
 		// operation.	
 		return CModelStatus.VERIFIED_OK;
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Openable.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Openable.java
index 39d90f5ab65..6a81b8a30c2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Openable.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Openable.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class Openable extends Parent implements IOpenable, IBufferChang
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	public IResource getResource() throws CModelException {
+	public IResource getResource()  {
 		return resource;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Parent.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Parent.java
index 49491a6650c..c42b202e73b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Parent.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Parent.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public abstract class Parent extends CElement implements IParent {
 		return resource;
 	}
 
-	public IResource getResource() throws CModelException {
+	public IResource getResource() {
 		return resource;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceManipulation.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceManipulation.java
index 0479486ae72..c97e537db55 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceManipulation.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/SourceManipulation.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class SourceManipulation extends Parent implements ISourceManipulation, I
 		return getParent().getUnderlyingResource();
 	}
 
-	public IResource getResource() throws CModelException {
+	public IResource getResource() {
 		return null;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
index 7dc51c70fd3..32b97a7137b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
@@ -141,12 +141,9 @@ public class TranslationUnit extends Openable implements ITranslationUnit {
 	}
 
 	protected IFile getFile() {
-		try {
-			IResource res = getResource();
-			if (res instanceof IFile) {
-				return (IFile)res;
-			}
-		} catch (CModelException e) {
+		IResource res = getResource();
+		if (res instanceof IFile) {
+			return (IFile)res;
 		}
 		return null;
 	}