diff --git a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
index e59fde079..fc33065ef 100644
--- a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.cpp
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@ void IRGeneratorForStatements::handleCatch(TryStatement const& _tryStatement)
 	if (_tryStatement.fallbackClause())
 		handleCatchFallback(*_tryStatement.fallbackClause());
 	else
-		rethrow();
+		m_code << m_utils.forwardingRevertFunction() << "()\n";
 	m_code << "}\n";
 }
 
@@ -3115,17 +3115,6 @@ void IRGeneratorForStatements::handleCatchFallback(TryCatchClause const& _fallba
 	_fallback.accept(*this);
 }
 
-void IRGeneratorForStatements::rethrow()
-{
-	if (m_context.evmVersion().supportsReturndata())
-		m_code << R"(
-			returndatacopy(0, 0, returndatasize())
-			revert(0, returndatasize())
-		)"s;
-	else
-		m_code << "revert(0, 0) // rethrow\n"s;
-}
-
 void IRGeneratorForStatements::revertWithError(
 	string const& _signature,
 	vector<Type const*> const& _parameterTypes,
diff --git a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.h b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.h
index 90504aa7f..f8a581b5f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.h
+++ b/libsolidity/codegen/ir/IRGeneratorForStatements.h
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ private:
 	void handleCatch(TryStatement const& _tryStatement);
 	void handleCatchFallback(TryCatchClause const& _fallback);
 
-	/// Generates code to rethrow an exception.
-	void rethrow();
-
 	/// Generates code to revert with an error. The error arguments are assumed to
 	/// be already evaluated and available in local IRVariables, but not yet
 	/// converted.