diff --git a/src/common/appstate.cpp b/src/common/appstate.cpp
index 2b7231265..125eb31ce 100644
--- a/src/common/appstate.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appstate.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
   
   
   ExitCode
-  AppState::abort ()  throw()
+  AppState::abort ()  noexcept
   {
     log_and_clear_unexpected_errorstate();
     
diff --git a/src/common/appstate.hpp b/src/common/appstate.hpp
index b68b47f29..2f0d6f6a0 100644
--- a/src/common/appstate.hpp
+++ b/src/common/appstate.hpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
       
       /** initiate an fatal emergency shutdown,
        *  caused by an unforeseen error condition */
-      ExitCode abort ()  throw();
+      ExitCode abort ()  noexcept;
       
       
     
diff --git a/src/common/query/defs-manager-impl.hpp b/src/common/query/defs-manager-impl.hpp
index ab4f6f01a..154651db7 100644
--- a/src/common/query/defs-manager-impl.hpp
+++ b/src/common/query/defs-manager-impl.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace query  {
   
   
   /** initialise the most basic internal defaults. */
-  DefsManager::DefsManager ()  throw()
+  DefsManager::DefsManager ()  noexcept
     : defsRegistry_(new DefsRegistry)
   {
     TODO ("setup basic technical defaults of the session?");
diff --git a/src/common/query/defs-manager.hpp b/src/common/query/defs-manager.hpp
index f941249d1..88e89bf89 100644
--- a/src/common/query/defs-manager.hpp
+++ b/src/common/query/defs-manager.hpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace query  {
       
     public:
       
-      DefsManager ()  throw();
+      DefsManager ()  noexcept;
      ~DefsManager ();
       
       /** common access point: retrieve the default object fulfilling
diff --git a/src/lib/allocation-cluster.cpp b/src/lib/allocation-cluster.cpp
index 2ca5d89f8..6d37bd96f 100644
--- a/src/lib/allocation-cluster.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/allocation-cluster.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace lib {
    *  destruction order is maintained by explicitly invoking a cleanup
    *  operation on each of the low-level memory manager objects. 
    */
-  AllocationCluster::~AllocationCluster()  throw()
+  AllocationCluster::~AllocationCluster()  noexcept
   {
     try
       {                                         // avoiding a per-instance lock for now.
diff --git a/src/lib/allocation-cluster.hpp b/src/lib/allocation-cluster.hpp
index 1a2928b37..1f393aef6 100644
--- a/src/lib/allocation-cluster.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/allocation-cluster.hpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace lib {
       
     public:
       AllocationCluster ();
-      ~AllocationCluster ()  throw();
+      ~AllocationCluster ()  noexcept;
       
       
       template<class TY>
diff --git a/src/lib/error-exception.cpp b/src/lib/error-exception.cpp
index 2b8bf5cf9..810ba9e6f 100644
--- a/src/lib/error-exception.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/error-exception.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
      *  @todo to be localised
      */
     inline const string
-    default_usermsg (Error* exception_obj)  throw() 
+    default_usermsg (Error* exception_obj)  noexcept
     {
       return string("Sorry, Lumiera encountered an internal error. (")
            + util::typeStr(*exception_obj) + ")";
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
   
   
   /** @note we set the C-style errorstate as a side effect */
-  Error::Error (string description, CCStr id) throw()
+  Error::Error (string description, CCStr id) noexcept
     : std::exception (),
       id_ (error::default_or_given (id)),
       msg_ (error::default_usermsg (this)),
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
   
   
   Error::Error (std::exception const& cause, 
-                string description, CCStr id) throw()
+                string description, CCStr id) noexcept
     : std::exception (),
       id_ (error::default_or_given (id)),
       msg_ (error::default_usermsg (this)),
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
   
   
   /** @note copy ctor behaves like chaining, i.e setting the cause_. */
-  Error::Error (const Error& ref) throw()
+  Error::Error (const Error& ref) noexcept
     : std::exception (),
       id_ (ref.id_),
       msg_ (ref.msg_),
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
    *  generated output as well. 
    */
   CStr
-  Error::what() const  throw()
+  Error::what() const  noexcept
   {
     if (isnil (this->what_))
       {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
    *  first exception encountered in a chain of exceptions
    */
   const string
-  Error::extractCauseMsg (const exception& cause)  throw()
+  Error::extractCauseMsg (const exception& cause)  noexcept
   {
     const Error* err=dynamic_cast<const Error*> (&cause);
     if (err)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
   namespace error
   {
     
-    void lumiera_unexpectedException ()  throw()
+    void lumiera_unexpectedException ()  noexcept
     {
       CCStr is_halted 
         = "### Lumiera halted due to an unexpected Error ###";
diff --git a/src/lib/error.hpp b/src/lib/error.hpp
index 6a8187571..b0ac5ef0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/error.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/error.hpp
@@ -64,21 +64,21 @@ namespace lumiera {
   class Error : public std::exception
     {
     public:
-      Error (string description="", const char* const id=LUMIERA_ERROR_EXCEPTION) throw();
+      Error (string description="", const char* const id=LUMIERA_ERROR_EXCEPTION) noexcept;
       Error (std::exception const& cause,
-             string description="", const char* const id=LUMIERA_ERROR_EXCEPTION) throw();
+             string description="", const char* const id=LUMIERA_ERROR_EXCEPTION) noexcept;
       
-      Error (const Error&) throw();
-      virtual ~Error () throw() {};
+      Error (const Error&) noexcept;
+      virtual ~Error () noexcept {};
       
       /** yield a diagnostic message characterising the problem */
-      virtual const char* what () const throw();
+      virtual const char* what () const noexcept;
       
       /** the internal Lumiera-error-ID (was set as C-errorstate in ctor) */
-      const char* getID () const throw() { return this->id_; }
+      const char* getID () const noexcept { return this->id_; }
       
       /** extract the message to be displayed for the user */
-      const string& getUsermsg () const throw();
+      const string& getUsermsg () const noexcept;
       
       /** If this exception was caused by a chain of further exceptions,
        *  return the description of the first one registered in this throw sequence.
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ namespace lumiera {
        *  is properly constructed by passing the original exception to the constructor
        *  @return the description string, maybe empty (if there is no known root cause)
        */
-      const string& rootCause () const throw()  { return this->cause_; }
+      const string& rootCause () const noexcept  { return this->cause_; }
       
       /** replace the previous or default friendly message for the user. To be localised. */
-      Error& setUsermsg (const string& newMsg) throw() { this->msg_ = newMsg; return *this; }
+      Error& setUsermsg (const string& newMsg) noexcept { this->msg_ = newMsg; return *this; }
       
       /** give additional developer info. Typically used at intermediate handlers to add context. */
-      Error& prependInfo (const string& text) throw() { this->desc_.insert (0,text); return *this; }
+      Error& prependInfo (const string& text) noexcept { this->desc_.insert (0,text); return *this; }
       
       
     private:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
       mutable string what_;  ///< buffer for generating the detailed description on demand
       const string cause_;   ///< description of first exception encountered in the chain
       
-      static const string extractCauseMsg (std::exception const&)  throw();
+      static const string extractCauseMsg (std::exception const&)  noexcept;
     };
   
   
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
      *  can be considered a severe design flaw; we can just
      *  add some diagnostics prior to halting.
      */
-    void lumiera_unexpectedException ()  throw();
+    void lumiera_unexpectedException ()  noexcept;
     
     /** throw an error::Fatal indicating "assertion failure" */
     void assertion_terminate (const string& location);
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ namespace lumiera {
       {                                                 \
       public:                                           \
         CLASS (std::string description="",              \
-               const char* id=_ID_) throw()             \
+               const char* id=_ID_) noexcept            \
         : PARENT (description, id)  {}                  \
                                                         \
         CLASS (std::exception const& cause,             \
                std::string description="",              \
-               const char* id=_ID_) throw()             \
+               const char* id=_ID_) noexcept            \
         : PARENT (cause, description, id)   {}          \
       };
     
diff --git a/src/lib/ref-array-impl.hpp b/src/lib/ref-array-impl.hpp
index b0891b526..a30a0e324 100644
--- a/src/lib/ref-array-impl.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/ref-array-impl.hpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace lib {
       ~RefArrayTable() { cleanup(); }
       
     private:
-      void cleanup(size_t top=n) throw()
+      void cleanup(size_t top=n) noexcept
         {
           while (top) array_[--top].~IM();
         }
diff --git a/src/proc/asset.cpp b/src/proc/asset.cpp
index e2c75276e..0d4ba4ee1 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace asset {
 
   /**change the enablement status of this asset. */
   bool
-  Asset::enable (bool on)  throw(lumiera::error::State)
+  Asset::enable (bool on)
   {
     if (on == this->enabled)
       return true;
diff --git a/src/proc/asset.hpp b/src/proc/asset.hpp
index 8f37faf69..b148a7e0a 100644
--- a/src/proc/asset.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/asset.hpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ namespace asset {
        *  @return \c false if the state could not be changed
        *          due to parent objects being disabled
        */
-      bool enable (bool on=true)  throw(lumiera::error::State);
+      bool enable (bool on=true);
       
       
     };
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session.hpp
index dfafeac47..add3a7500 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace mobject {
       Session (DefaultsAccess,
                ElementsAccess,
                TimelineAccess,
-               SequenceAccess)  throw();
+               SequenceAccess) noexcept;
       virtual ~Session ();
       
       
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace mobject {
          *  This is the sole access path available for clients.
          *  @note there is no operator*
          */
-        virtual Session* operator-> ()  throw() =0;
+        virtual Session* operator-> ()  noexcept =0;
         
         virtual ~SessManager();
       };
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.cpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.cpp
index 9530936fc..61a98ead7 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ namespace session {
    *  subsystem and the Defaults manager) is created on first
    *  \link #operator-> access \endlink to the session object.
    */
-  SessManagerImpl::SessManagerImpl ()  throw()
+  SessManagerImpl::SessManagerImpl ()
     : pSess_{}
     , lifecycle_{new SessionLifecycleDetails(pSess_)}
   {
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.hpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.hpp
index 094d43bd7..27f99cc81 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/sess-manager-impl.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace session {
       unique_ptr<SessionImplAPI>   pSess_;
       unique_ptr<LifecycleAdvisor> lifecycle_;
       
-      SessManagerImpl()  throw();
+      SessManagerImpl();
       friend class lib::DependencyFactory;
       
      ~SessManagerImpl() ;
diff --git a/src/proc/mobject/session/session.cpp b/src/proc/mobject/session/session.cpp
index 58c795bd2..b0e5c9d73 100644
--- a/src/proc/mobject/session/session.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/mobject/session/session.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace mobject {
   Session::Session (DefaultsAccess defs
                    ,ElementsAccess quer
                    ,TimelineAccess tils
-                   ,SequenceAccess seqs)  throw()
+                   ,SequenceAccess seqs) noexcept
     : defaults(defs)
     , elements(quer)
     , timelines(tils)
diff --git a/tests/library/exception-error-test.cpp b/tests/library/exception-error-test.cpp
index 0b0d38d0a..d38beed34 100644
--- a/tests/library/exception-error-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/exception-error-test.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
          *  Some levels up, this error get caught and the root cause can be 
          *  extracted successfully.
          */
-        void nestedThrower (string msg) throw(Error)
+        void nestedThrower (string msg)
         {
           try { throwExternal(msg); }
           catch (std::exception& e)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
         }
         
         /** @test repeated repackaging and rethrowing */
-        void doubleNestedTh (string msg) throw(error::Config)
+        void doubleNestedTh (string msg)
         {
           try { nestedThrower (msg); }
           catch (Error& e)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace lumiera {
          *  @note inside error.hpp, an initialisation hook has been installed into
          *        AppState, causing our own unknown() handler to be installed and
          *        invoked, which gives additional diagnostics.*/
-        void terminateUnknown ()  throw() 
+        void terminateUnknown ()  noexcept
         {
           throw Error("You'll never get me, won't you?");
         }