diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b3222fb..f246f46 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'com.docutools'
-version = '6.0.0'
+version = '7.0.0'
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/ElementRemovalException.java b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/ElementRemovalException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 80b870a..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/ElementRemovalException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package com.docutools.jocument.impl.word;
-
-//TODO move to checked expression on major version bump
-public class ElementRemovalException extends RuntimeException {
-  public ElementRemovalException(Exception e) {
-    super(e);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordImageUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordImageUtils.java
index 9926b26..ea4379d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordImageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordImageUtils.java
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ public static XWPFPicture insertImage(XWPFParagraph paragraph, Path path, ImageS
   public static Optional<Dimension> probeDimensions(Path path, ImageStrategy imageStrategy) {
     try {
       return Optional.of(imageStrategy.getDimensions(path));
-    } catch (Exception any) {
-      logger.error("Could not probe image '%s' for dimensions.".formatted(path), any);
+    } catch (IOException | IllegalArgumentException e) {
+      logger.error("Could not probe image '%s' for dimensions.".formatted(path), e);
       return Optional.empty();
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/placeholders/ImagePlaceholderData.java b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/placeholders/ImagePlaceholderData.java
index 09cc2d2..9cfbe9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/placeholders/ImagePlaceholderData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/placeholders/ImagePlaceholderData.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import com.docutools.jocument.image.ImageReference;
 import com.docutools.jocument.image.NoWriterFoundException;
 import com.docutools.jocument.impl.word.CustomWordPlaceholderData;
-import com.docutools.jocument.impl.word.ElementRemovalException;
 import com.docutools.jocument.impl.word.WordImageUtils;
 import com.docutools.jocument.impl.word.WordUtilities;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ protected void transform(IBodyElement placeholder, IBody part, Locale locale, Ge
       WordUtilities.removeIfExists(placeholder);
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
       logger.error("Could not insert image", e);
-    } catch (ElementRemovalException e) {
-      logger.error("Could not remove placeholder paragraph", e);
     } finally {
       if (path != null && !path.equals(imagePath)) {
         try {