diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
index 1e798f94c34..56245125c8b 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/support/DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver.java
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ public class DefaultHandlerExceptionResolver extends AbstractHandlerExceptionRes
 	 * @param handler the executed handler, or {@code null} if none chosen
 	 * at the time of the exception (for example, if multipart resolution failed)
 	 * @return an empty ModelAndView indicating the exception was handled
-	 * @throws IOException potentially thrown from {@link HttpServletResponse#sendError}
 	 * @since 5.3.33
 	 */
 	protected ModelAndView handleAsyncRequestNotUsableException(AsyncRequestNotUsableException ex,