diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
index 11a50fbcac0..bd6602159d8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileCreationWizardPage extends NewElementWizardPag
 	 * @throws CoreException Thrown when the creation failed.
 	 * @throws InterruptedException Thrown when the operation was cancelled.
 	 */
-	public abstract void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor);
+	public abstract void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Returns the created file. The method only returns a valid translation unit 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage.java
index 4eac95c49c4..55d1f712262 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage extends AbstractFileCreationWizardP
 		return status;
 	}
 	
-	public void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
+	public void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
         IPath filePath = getFileFullPath();
         if (filePath != null) {
             if (monitor == null)
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ public class NewHeaderFileCreationWizardPage extends AbstractFileCreationWizardP
 	            if (newFile != null) {
 	            	fNewFileTU = (ITranslationUnit) CoreModel.getDefault().create(newFile);
 	            }
-	        } catch (CoreException e) {
-	            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-	            e.printStackTrace();
 	        } finally {
 	            monitor.done();
 	        }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage.java
index 3fd52d32614..36e16c4cd03 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage extends AbstractFileCreationWizardP
 		return status;
 	}
 	
-	public void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
+	public void createFile(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws CoreException {
         IPath filePath = getFileFullPath();
         if (filePath != null) {
             if (monitor == null)
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ public class NewSourceFileCreationWizardPage extends AbstractFileCreationWizardP
 	            if (newFile != null) {
 	            	fNewFileTU = (ITranslationUnit) CoreModel.getDefault().create(newFile);
 	            }
-	        } catch (CoreException e) {
-	            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
-	            e.printStackTrace();
 	        } finally {
 	            monitor.done();
 	        }