diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index c61bc73de..a2fbc3740 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2716,8 +2716,6 @@ void CheckOther::checkDoubleFree()
     std::set<unsigned int> closeDirVariables;
 
     for (const Token* tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
-        bool isUnknown = true;
-
         // Keep track of any variables passed to "free()", "g_free()" or "closedir()",
         // and report an error if the same variable is passed twice.
         if (Token::Match(tok, "free|g_free|closedir ( %var% )")) {
@@ -2751,7 +2749,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkDoubleFree()
         }
 
         // If this scope doesn't return, clear the set of previously freed variables
-        else if (tok->str() == "}" && _tokenizer->IsScopeNoReturn(tok, &isUnknown) && !isUnknown) {
+        else if (tok->str() == "}" && _tokenizer->IsScopeNoReturn(tok)) {
             freedVariables.clear();
             closeDirVariables.clear();
         }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 5cfce129e..7978f3352 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -6222,7 +6222,7 @@ private:
             "    free(x);\n"
             "}"
         );
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Memory pointed to by 'x' is freed twice.\n", errout.str());
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Memory pointed to by 'x' is freed twice.\n", "", errout.str());
 
         check(
             "void foo(int y)\n"
@@ -6265,7 +6265,53 @@ private:
             "    free(p);\n"
             "}"
         );
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Memory pointed to by 'p' is freed twice.\n", errout.str());
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:8]: (error) Memory pointed to by 'p' is freed twice.\n", "", errout.str());
+
+        check(
+            "void MyFuction()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    char* data = new char[100];\n"
+            "    try\n"
+            "    {\n"
+            "    }\n"
+            "    catch(err)\n"
+            "    {\n"
+            "        delete[] data;\n"
+            "        MyThrow(err);\n"
+            "    }\n"
+            "    delete[] data;\n"
+            "}\n"
+
+            "void MyThrow(err)\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    throw(err);\n"
+            "}\n"
+        );
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check(
+            "void MyFuction()\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    char* data = new char[100];\n"
+            "    try\n"
+            "    {\n"
+            "    }\n"
+            "    catch(err)\n"
+            "    {\n"
+            "        delete[] data;\n"
+            "        MyExit(err);\n"
+            "    }\n"
+            "    delete[] data;\n"
+            "}\n"
+
+            "void MyExit(err)\n"
+            "{\n"
+            "    exit(err);\n"
+            "}\n"
+        );
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+
     }