diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
index f40c812635..d0e4d1df4e 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/interface.cc
@@ -922,9 +922,6 @@ void Interface::_handle_eth(void              *const  eth_base,
 	catch (Domain::No_next_hop) {
 		error("can not find next hop"); }
 
-	catch (List<Interface>::Empty) {
-		error("no interface connected to domain"); }
-
 	catch (Alloc_dhcp_msg_buffer_failed) {
 		error("failed to allocate buffer for DHCP reply"); }
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/list.h b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/list.h
index e13a70aca5..64bc2c2e31 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/list.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/list.h
@@ -24,18 +24,11 @@ namespace Net {
 template <typename LT>
 struct Net::List : Genode::List<LT>
 {
-	using Base = Genode::List<LT>;
-
-	struct Empty : Genode::Exception { };
-
 	template <typename FUNC>
 	void for_each(FUNC && functor)
 	{
-		if (!Base::first()) {
-			throw Empty();
-		}
-		for (LT * elem = Base::first(); elem;
-		     elem = elem->Base::Element::next())
+		for (LT * elem = Genode::List<LT>::first(); elem;
+		     elem = elem->Genode::List<LT>::Element::next())
 		{
 			functor(*elem);
 		}