diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/indexer/org/eclipse/cdt/core/indexer/tests/IndexManagerTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/indexer/org/eclipse/cdt/core/indexer/tests/IndexManagerTests.java
index 59dcaf7a1b7..00fcea22e63 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/indexer/org/eclipse/cdt/core/indexer/tests/IndexManagerTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/indexer/org/eclipse/cdt/core/indexer/tests/IndexManagerTests.java
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ public class IndexManagerTests extends TestCase {
 		  cproject = project;
 		  cproject.open(null);
 	   }
-	   finally{
-		  return cproject;
-	   }
+	  
+	   return cproject;
+	   
 	}
 	
 	private IFile importFile(String fileName, String resourceLocation)throws Exception{
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/search/org/eclipse/cdt/core/search/tests/BaseSearchTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/search/org/eclipse/cdt/core/search/tests/BaseSearchTest.java
index 1844c6b81a8..9a7c5f4ec8a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/search/org/eclipse/cdt/core/search/tests/BaseSearchTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/search/org/eclipse/cdt/core/search/tests/BaseSearchTest.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class BaseSearchTest extends TestCase implements ICSearchConstants {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	private IProject createProject(String projectName) {
+	private IProject createProject(String projectName) throws CoreException {
 		IWorkspaceRoot root = workspace.getRoot();
 		IProject project = root.getProject(projectName);
 		IProject cproject = null;
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ public class BaseSearchTest extends TestCase implements ICSearchConstants {
 	 	cproject = project;
 	 	cproject.open(null);
 	 }
-	 finally{
-		return cproject;
-	 }
+
+	return cproject;
+	
 		
 	}