diff --git a/framework-docs/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/docs/core/aop/ataspectj/aopataspectjexample/ConcurrentOperationExecutor.kt b/framework-docs/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/docs/core/aop/ataspectj/aopataspectjexample/ConcurrentOperationExecutor.kt
index b1ea7194b36..c8c81d8c4e9 100644
--- a/framework-docs/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/docs/core/aop/ataspectj/aopataspectjexample/ConcurrentOperationExecutor.kt
+++ b/framework-docs/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/docs/core/aop/ataspectj/aopataspectjexample/ConcurrentOperationExecutor.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ class ConcurrentOperationExecutor : Ordered {
 				lockFailureException = ex
 			}
 		} while (numAttempts <= this.maxRetries)
-		throw lockFailureException!!
+		throw lockFailureException
 	}
 } // end::snippet[]
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