diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/Extension.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/Extension.java
index 4d918e25ffe0..33f0f05e04e0 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/Extension.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core-common/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/core/Extension.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.core;
 
 import java.io.Closeable;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Interface for WebSocket Extensions.
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public interface Extension extends IncomingFrames, OutgoingFrames, Closeable
     /**
      * Used to clean up any resources after connection close.
      */
-    default void close() throws IOException
+    default void close()
     {
     }