1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index dcba4f4163..c67fce9d34 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -353,10 +353,7 @@ exc_initialize(argc, argv, exc)
 {
     VALUE arg;
 
-    if (rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &arg) == 1) {
-	VALUE mesg = arg;
-	StringValue(mesg);	/* ensure mesg can be converted to String */
-    }
+    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &arg);
     rb_iv_set(exc, "mesg", arg);
     rb_iv_set(exc, "bt", Qnil);