diff --git a/lib/MonetDBExceptions.rb b/lib/MonetDBExceptions.rb
index 3e6999308e7c000b7881a19b29d551f66090ae92..75745b5144ff680da4a20d97c6fbcaa969efbb40 100644
--- a/lib/MonetDBExceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/MonetDBExceptions.rb
@@ -17,39 +17,9 @@
 
 # Exception classes for the ruby-monetdb driver
 
-class MonetDBQueryError < StandardError
-  def initialize(e)
-    $stderr.puts e
-  end
-end
-
-class MonetDBDataError < StandardError
-  def initialize(e)
-    $stderr.puts e
-  end
-end
-
-class MonetDBCommandError < StandardError
-  def initialize(e)
-    $stderr.puts e
-  end
-end
-
-class MonetDBConnectionError < StandardError
-  def initialize(e)
-    $stderr.puts e
-  end
-end
-
-
-class MonetDBSocketError < StandardError
-  def initialize(e)
-    $stderr.puts e
-  end
-end
-
-class MonetDBProtocolError < StandardError
-   def initialize(e)
-     $stderr.puts e
-   end  
-end
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+class MonetDBQueryError < StandardError; end
+class MonetDBDataError < StandardError; end
+class MonetDBCommandError < StandardError; end
+class MonetDBConnectionError < StandardError; end
+class MonetDBSocketError < StandardError; end
+class MonetDBProtocolError < StandardError; end
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