diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image.cc b/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image.cc
index 419a6c6a61..79ec0c4b60 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image.cc
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image.cc
@@ -544,7 +544,6 @@ mate::Handle<NativeImage> NativeImage::CreateFromDataURL(
 #if !defined(OS_MACOSX)
 mate::Handle<NativeImage> NativeImage::CreateFromNamedImage(
   mate::Arguments* args, const std::string& name) {
-  args->ThrowError("Cannot create NativeImage from a name on non-darwin platforms");
   return CreateEmpty(args->isolate());
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image_mac.mm b/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image_mac.mm
index d19a580dcf..d9665ceabe 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/common/api/atom_api_native_image_mac.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ mate::Handle<NativeImage> NativeImage::CreateFromNamedImage(
   @autoreleasepool {
     NSImage* image = [NSImage imageNamed:base::SysUTF8ToNSString(name)];
     if (!image.valid) {
-      args->ThrowError("Cannot create image from name: " + name);
       return CreateEmpty(args->isolate());
     }