@@ -14,19 +14,20 @@
  * file.
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #import "OFTimer.h"
 #import "OFDate.h"
 #import "OFRunLoop.h"
 #import "OFCondition.h"
 
 #import "OFInvalidArgumentException.h"
-#import "OFNotImplementedException.h"
 
 #import "autorelease.h"
 #import "macros.h"
 
 @implementation OFTimer
@@ -202,14 +203,17 @@
 }
 #endif
 
 - init
 {
-	Class c = [self class];
-	[self release];
-	@throw [OFNotImplementedException exceptionWithClass: c
-						    selector: _cmd];
+	@try {
+		[self doesNotRecognizeSelector: _cmd];
+		abort();
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
 }
 
 - OF_initWithFireDate: (OFDate*)fireDate_
 	     interval: (double)interval_
 	       target: (id)target_