diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index c88fbba4b81..8f656457ae0 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -2157,8 +2157,6 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl implements UserVmManager, UserVmService, Manager
 	        throw new PermissionDeniedException("The owner of " + vm + " either does not exist or is disabled: " + vm.getAccountId());
 	    }
 	    
-	    
-	    
 		VirtualMachineTemplate template = profile.getTemplate();
 		if (vm.getIsoId() != null) {
 			template = _templateDao.findById(vm.getIsoId());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManager.java
index bdb92ee99b4..0a4c79646cb 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManager.java
@@ -101,6 +101,4 @@ public interface VirtualMachineManager extends Manager {
 	<T extends VMInstanceVO> T advanceReboot(T vm, Map<VirtualMachineProfile.Param, Object> params, User caller, Account account) throws InsufficientCapacityException, ResourceUnavailableException, ConcurrentOperationException, OperationTimedoutException;
 	
 	VMInstanceVO findById(VirtualMachine.Type type, long vmId);
-
-	VirtualMachine start(VirtualMachine.Type type, long vmId, Map<VirtualMachineProfile.Param, Object> params);
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
index 53ff451d641..8430fa39754 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/vm/VirtualMachineManagerImpl.java
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, StateLi
                     continue;
                 } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                     s_logger.warn("Failed to start instance " + vm, e);
-                    throw new CloudRuntimeException("Failed to start " + vm, e);
+                    throw e;
                 } finally {
                     if (startedVm == null) {
                         _workDao.updateStep(work, Step.Release);
@@ -1220,12 +1220,6 @@ public class VirtualMachineManagerImpl implements VirtualMachineManager, StateLi
         return true;
     }
     
-    @Override
-    public VirtualMachine start(VirtualMachine.Type type, long vmId, Map<VirtualMachineProfile.Param, Object> params) {
-        
-        return null;
-    }
-    
     @Override
     public VMInstanceVO findById(VirtualMachine.Type type, long vmId) {
         VirtualMachineGuru<? extends VMInstanceVO> guru = _vmGurus.get(type);