diff --git a/include/exception b/include/exception
index 5b75fb04b..51a48c828 100644
--- a/include/exception
+++ b/include/exception
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public:
         {return !(__x == __y);}
 
     friend exception_ptr current_exception() _NOEXCEPT;
-    _LIBCPP_NORETURN friend void rethrow_exception(exception_ptr);
+    friend void rethrow_exception(exception_ptr);
 };
 
 template<class _Ep>