diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index d19b53f0..1fe5a8d6 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -3219,7 +3219,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().toThrow = function(j$) {
 };
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
-  function toThrowError (util) {
+  function toThrowError () {
     return {
       compare: function(actual) {
         var threw = false,
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
index 43b3b8ed..ebf3e21e 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toThrowErrorSpec.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new Error();
       },
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       CustomError = function CustomError(arg) { arg.x },
       fn = function() {
         throw new CustomError({ x: 1 });
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(false)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new Error();
       },
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new TypeError("foo");
       },
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       CustomError = function CustomError(arg) { this.message = arg.message },
       fn = function() {
         throw new CustomError({message: "foo"});
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(false)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new TypeError("foo");
       },
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new TypeError("foo");
       },
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ describe("toThrowError", function() {
     var util = {
         equals: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-equal').and.returnValue(false)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(util),
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toThrowError(),
       fn = function() {
         throw new TypeError("foo");
       },
diff --git a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
index 41ab793d..7118dc3e 100644
--- a/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
+++ b/src/core/matchers/toThrowError.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().toThrowError = function(j$) {
-  function toThrowError (util) {
+  function toThrowError () {
     return {
       compare: function(actual) {
         var threw = false,