diff --git a/js/js2/icodegenerator.cpp b/js/js2/icodegenerator.cpp
index dc9352645380..02a85c380be0 100644
--- a/js/js2/icodegenerator.cpp
+++ b/js/js2/icodegenerator.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ JSType *ICodeGenerator::findType(const StringAtom& typeName)
      variables' declarations are encountered. This wouldn't be necessary if a function
      presented a list of all variables, or a pre-pass executed to discover same.
 */
-TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::allocateRegister(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type) 
+TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::allocateRegister(JSType *type) 
 {
     Register r = mTopRegister;
     while (r < mPermanentRegister.size())
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::genStmt(StmtNode *p, LabelSet *currentLabelSet)
                 while (c) {
                     // Bind the incoming exception ...
                     if (mExceptionRegister.first == NotABanana)
-                        mExceptionRegister = allocateRegister(mContext->getWorld().identifiers["__exceptionObject__"], &Any_Type);
+                        mExceptionRegister = allocateRegister(&Any_Type);
 
                     genStmt(c->stmt);
                     if (finallyLabel)
diff --git a/js/js2/icodegenerator.h b/js/js2/icodegenerator.h
index 69abe8984e36..27585f63d539 100644
--- a/js/js2/icodegenerator.h
+++ b/js/js2/icodegenerator.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         void resetTopRegister() { mTopRegister = 0; }
         void resetStatement()   { resetTopRegister(); }
 
-        TypedRegister allocateRegister(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type);
+        TypedRegister allocateRegister(JSType *type);
 
         JSType *findType(const StringAtom& typeName);
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         
         TypedRegister allocateVariable(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type)
         { 
-            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(name, type);
+            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(type);
             variableList->add(name, r);
             return r;
         }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         
         TypedRegister allocateParameter(const StringAtom& name, bool isOptional, JSType *type)
         { 
-            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(name, type);
+            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(type);
             parameterList->add(name, r, isOptional);
             return r;
         }
diff --git a/js2/src/icodegenerator.cpp b/js2/src/icodegenerator.cpp
index dc9352645380..02a85c380be0 100644
--- a/js2/src/icodegenerator.cpp
+++ b/js2/src/icodegenerator.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ JSType *ICodeGenerator::findType(const StringAtom& typeName)
      variables' declarations are encountered. This wouldn't be necessary if a function
      presented a list of all variables, or a pre-pass executed to discover same.
 */
-TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::allocateRegister(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type) 
+TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::allocateRegister(JSType *type) 
 {
     Register r = mTopRegister;
     while (r < mPermanentRegister.size())
@@ -2332,7 +2332,7 @@ TypedRegister ICodeGenerator::genStmt(StmtNode *p, LabelSet *currentLabelSet)
                 while (c) {
                     // Bind the incoming exception ...
                     if (mExceptionRegister.first == NotABanana)
-                        mExceptionRegister = allocateRegister(mContext->getWorld().identifiers["__exceptionObject__"], &Any_Type);
+                        mExceptionRegister = allocateRegister(&Any_Type);
 
                     genStmt(c->stmt);
                     if (finallyLabel)
diff --git a/js2/src/icodegenerator.h b/js2/src/icodegenerator.h
index 69abe8984e36..27585f63d539 100644
--- a/js2/src/icodegenerator.h
+++ b/js2/src/icodegenerator.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         void resetTopRegister() { mTopRegister = 0; }
         void resetStatement()   { resetTopRegister(); }
 
-        TypedRegister allocateRegister(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type);
+        TypedRegister allocateRegister(JSType *type);
 
         JSType *findType(const StringAtom& typeName);
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         
         TypedRegister allocateVariable(const StringAtom& name, JSType *type)
         { 
-            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(name, type);
+            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(type);
             variableList->add(name, r);
             return r;
         }
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace ICG {
         
         TypedRegister allocateParameter(const StringAtom& name, bool isOptional, JSType *type)
         { 
-            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(name, type);
+            TypedRegister r = allocateRegister(type);
             parameterList->add(name, r, isOptional);
             return r;
         }