diff --git a/test/file/FilePositionTrackerTest.java b/test/file/FilePositionTrackerTest.java
index 3af06c0..5358c62 100644
--- a/test/file/FilePositionTrackerTest.java
+++ b/test/file/FilePositionTrackerTest.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class FilePositionTrackerTest {
     }
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         trackerUnderTest = new FilePositionTracker(FILE_NAME);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/function/ArgumentValidatorTest.java b/test/function/ArgumentValidatorTest.java
index 4c42637..fa3e2f6 100644
--- a/test/function/ArgumentValidatorTest.java
+++ b/test/function/ArgumentValidatorTest.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class ArgumentValidatorTest {
     }
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         validator = new ArgumentValidator("TEST");
     }
 
diff --git a/test/interpreter/LispInterpreterTest.java b/test/interpreter/LispInterpreterTest.java
index ced41f2..5e99f24 100644
--- a/test/interpreter/LispInterpreterTest.java
+++ b/test/interpreter/LispInterpreterTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class LispInterpreterTest {
     }
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         indicatorSet = new HashSet<>();
         outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         errorOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class LispInterpreterTest {
     }
 
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    public void tearDown() {
         builder.reset();
         environment.reset();
     }
diff --git a/test/sexpression/SExpressionTest.java b/test/sexpression/SExpressionTest.java
index 5f6530f..d1e2072 100644
--- a/test/sexpression/SExpressionTest.java
+++ b/test/sexpression/SExpressionTest.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import static testutil.TestUtilities.*;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 
-import org.junit.*;
+import org.junit.Test;
 
 import function.UserDefinedFunction;
 import sexpression.LispNumber.InvalidNumberException;
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ public class SExpressionTest {
         assertEquals(expected, sExpression.toString());
     }
 
-    @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {}
-
     @Test
     public void nil_ToString() {
         String input = "NIL";
diff --git a/test/stream/SafeInputStreamTest.java b/test/stream/SafeInputStreamTest.java
index ce775e1..25fecbf 100644
--- a/test/stream/SafeInputStreamTest.java
+++ b/test/stream/SafeInputStreamTest.java
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@ public class SafeInputStreamTest {
     SafeInputStream safeWithException;
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         safe = new SafeInputStream(createInputStreamFromString("a"));
         safeWithException = new SafeInputStream(createIOExceptionThrowingInputStream());
     }
 
-    @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {}
-
     @Test
     public void readWorks() {
         assertEquals('a', (char) safe.read());
diff --git a/test/stream/SafeOutputStreamTest.java b/test/stream/SafeOutputStreamTest.java
index dcec94f..f0ff411 100644
--- a/test/stream/SafeOutputStreamTest.java
+++ b/test/stream/SafeOutputStreamTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class SafeOutputStreamTest {
     ByteArrayOutputStream output;
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         safe = new SafeOutputStream(output);
         safeWithException = new SafeOutputStream(createIOExceptionThrowingOutputStream());
diff --git a/test/token/TokenFactoryTest.java b/test/token/TokenFactoryTest.java
index b5c4609..fdcf017 100644
--- a/test/token/TokenFactoryTest.java
+++ b/test/token/TokenFactoryTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class TokenFactoryTest {
     private FilePosition testPosition;
 
     @Before
-    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    public void setUp() {
         tokenFactory = new TokenFactoryImpl();
         testPosition = new FilePosition("testFile");
         testPosition.setLineNumber(0);