diff --git a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
index d34e3e66..7840154f 100644
--- a/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
+++ b/hikaricp-java6/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public final class PoolUtilities
          Thread.sleep(millis);
       }
       catch (InterruptedException e) {
-         throw new RuntimeException(e);
+         // I said be quiet!
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
index 273926a2..436db445 100644
--- a/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
+++ b/hikaricp/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/util/PoolUtilities.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public final class PoolUtilities
          Thread.sleep(millis);
       }
       catch (InterruptedException e) {
-         throw new RuntimeException(e);
+         // I said be quiet!
       }
    }