diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
index c1d98c820baaa..94f661fb72356 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.ClientConfig;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpClient;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ private boolean isEnabled(HttpClient.Factory clientFactory) {
     return new Docker(client).isSupported();
   }
 
-  public void configure(Tracer tracer, HttpClient.Factory clientFactory, LocalNode.Builder node)
-      throws IOException {
+  public void configure(Tracer tracer, HttpClient.Factory clientFactory, LocalNode.Builder node) {
     if (!isEnabled(clientFactory)) {
       return;
     }