diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
index 4ed105fe49..4c9aefb8f2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
                       version: "1.1.1",
                       request: "GetMap",
                       styles: "",
-                      exceptions: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage",
                       format: "image/jpeg"
                      },
     
diff --git a/tests/Layer/WMS.html b/tests/Layer/WMS.html
index 102e080edb..6fb3b06e4e 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/WMS.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/WMS.html
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
         tParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend(tParams, {
             SERVICE: "WMS", VERSION: "1.1.1",
             REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage",
             SRS: "EPSG:4326", BBOX: [1,2,3,4],
             WIDTH: "256", HEIGHT: "256"
         });
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@
         tParams = OpenLayers.Util.extend(tParams, {
             SERVICE: "WMS", VERSION: "1.1.1",
             REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage",
             SRS: "EPSG:4326", BBOX: "1,2,3,4",
             WIDTH: "256", HEIGHT: "256"
         });
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@
         var tParams = {
             LAYERS: "basic", FORMAT: "image/png", SERVICE: "WMS",
             VERSION: "1.1.1", REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage", SRS: "xx"
+            SRS: "xx"
         };
         t.eq(str,
              tUrl + "?" + OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(tParams),
diff --git a/tests/Tile/Image.html b/tests/Tile/Image.html
index 6b8452695e..f12bb19fd8 100644
--- a/tests/Tile/Image.html
+++ b/tests/Tile/Image.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         var tParams = {
             SERVICE: "WMS", VERSION: "1.1.1",
             REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage", FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
+            FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
             SRS: "EPSG:4326", BBOX: [1,2,3,4],
             WIDTH: String(size.w), HEIGHT: String(size.h)
         };
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
         var tParams = {
             LAYERS: "basic", SERVICE: "WMS", VERSION: "1.1.1",
             REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage", FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
+            FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
             SRS: "EPSG:4326", BBOX: "-181,-91,180,90",
             WIDTH: "256", HEIGHT: "256"
         };
diff --git a/tests/Tile/Image/IFrame.html b/tests/Tile/Image/IFrame.html
index c5f3218424..e1fa5498c9 100644
--- a/tests/Tile/Image/IFrame.html
+++ b/tests/Tile/Image/IFrame.html
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         var tParams = {
             SERVICE: "WMS", VERSION: "1.1.1",
             REQUEST: "GetMap", STYLES: "",
-            EXCEPTIONS: "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage", FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
+            FORMAT: "image/jpeg",
             SRS: "EPSG:4326", BBOX: [1,2,3,4],
             WIDTH: String(size.w), HEIGHT: String(size.h)
         };