diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
index d612cd672..c8e4e70bd 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript(
 }
 #endif
 
-void JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script, std::string sourceURL) throw(JSException) {
+void JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript(std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script, std::string sourceURL) {
   SystraceSection s("JSCExecutor::loadApplicationScript",
                     "sourceURL", sourceURL);
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
index d631e0056..25bccb457 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/JSCExecutor.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual void loadApplicationScript(
     std::unique_ptr<const JSBigString> script,
-    std::string sourceURL) throw(JSException) override;
+    std::string sourceURL) override;
 
 #ifdef WITH_FBJSCEXTENSIONS
   virtual void loadApplicationScript(
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/RecoverableError.h b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/RecoverableError.h
index 153c31725..f1775043f 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/RecoverableError.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/RecoverableError.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace detail {
 struct RecoverableError : public std::exception {
 
   explicit RecoverableError(const std::string &what_)
-    : m_what {what_}
+    : m_what { "facebook::react::Recoverable: " + what_ }
   {}
 
   virtual const char* what() const throw() override { return m_what.c_str(); }
diff --git a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/tests/RecoverableErrorTest.cpp b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/tests/RecoverableErrorTest.cpp
index 288896102..94db13e53 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/cxxreact/tests/RecoverableErrorTest.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/cxxreact/tests/RecoverableErrorTest.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TEST(RecoverableError, RunRethrowingAsRecoverableRecoverTest) {
       });
     FAIL() << "Unthrown exception";
   } catch (const RecoverableError &err) {
-    ASSERT_STREQ(err.what(), "catch me");
+    ASSERT_STREQ(err.what(), "facebook::react::Recoverable: catch me");
   } catch (...) {
     FAIL() << "Uncaught exception";
   }