diff --git a/src/mutex/mutex.cpp b/src/mutex/mutex.cpp
index f4dbee4d07306f4895b747a0d6946f7a4e4ee5d3..e49f1f76eeea85d7351814f140112774c003e517 100644
--- a/src/mutex/mutex.cpp
+++ b/src/mutex/mutex.cpp
@@ -74,13 +74,7 @@ void CMutex::exit(void)
 
 CMutex::~CMutex()
 {
-  int error=0;
-
   this->try_enter();
   this->exit();
-  if((error=pthread_mutex_destroy(&this->access))!=0)
-  {
-    /* handle exception */
-    throw CMutexException(_HERE_,"Impossible to destroy the mutex.\n");
-  }
+  pthread_mutex_destroy(&this->access);
 }