--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java.orig	2012-09-18 21:03:38.000000000 +0300
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java	2012-10-23 21:24:31.496976609 +0300
@@ -3310,10 +3310,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavadocMoj
             throw new MavenReportException( "Unable to build the Maven project for the artifact:" + javadocArtifact,
                                             e );
         }
-        catch ( InvalidDependencyVersionException e )
-        {
-            throw new MavenReportException( "Unable to resolve artifact:" + javadocArtifact, e );
-        }
     }
 
     /**