diff --git a/solr/contrib/ltr/src/java/org/apache/solr/ltr/rest/ManagedFeatureStore.java b/solr/contrib/ltr/src/java/org/apache/solr/ltr/rest/ManagedFeatureStore.java
index 7913ec6a1819..5b41771c71f5 100644
--- a/solr/contrib/ltr/src/java/org/apache/solr/ltr/rest/ManagedFeatureStore.java
+++ b/solr/contrib/ltr/src/java/org/apache/solr/ltr/rest/ManagedFeatureStore.java
@@ -89,16 +89,11 @@ protected void onManagedDataLoadedFromStorage(NamedList<?> managedInitArgs,
     }
   }
 
-  public synchronized void addFeature(Map<String,Object> map, String featureStore)
-      throws FeatureException {
-    try {
-      log.info("register feature based on {}", map);
-      final FeatureStore fstore = getFeatureStore(featureStore);
-      final Feature feature = fromFeatureMap(solrResourceLoader, map);
-      fstore.add(feature);
-    } catch (final FeatureException e) {
-      throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST, e);
-    }
+  public synchronized void addFeature(Map<String,Object> map, String featureStore) {
+    log.info("register feature based on {}", map);
+    final FeatureStore fstore = getFeatureStore(featureStore);
+    final Feature feature = fromFeatureMap(solrResourceLoader, map);
+    fstore.add(feature);
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")