diff --git a/lib/fOOrth/compiler/process.rb b/lib/fOOrth/compiler/process.rb
index 9507cfb..f8f4d67 100644
--- a/lib/fOOrth/compiler/process.rb
+++ b/lib/fOOrth/compiler/process.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module XfOOrth
         elsif (value = word.to_foorth_n)
           token << "vm.push(#{value.foorth_embed}); "
         else
-          abort("?#{word}?")
+          error "?#{word}?"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/fOOrth/exceptions.rb b/lib/fOOrth/exceptions.rb
index 45ee403..ffc8b5a 100644
--- a/lib/fOOrth/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/fOOrth/exceptions.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ module XfOOrth
   #The exception raised to silently force the fOOrth language system to exit.
   class SilentExit    < StandardError; end
 
-  #The exception raised to force the fOOrth language system to abort execution.
-  class ForceAbort   < StandardError; end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/fOOrth/main.rb b/lib/fOOrth/main.rb
index 5f8f658..f456943 100644
--- a/lib/fOOrth/main.rb
+++ b/lib/fOOrth/main.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module XfOOrth
         rescue ZeroDivisionError
           vm.display_abort("Error: Division by zero.")
 
-        rescue XfOOrthError, ForceAbort => error
+        rescue XfOOrthError => error
           vm.display_abort(error)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fOOrth/monkey_patch/object.rb b/lib/fOOrth/monkey_patch/object.rb
index 6c27b19..d33fded 100644
--- a/lib/fOOrth/monkey_patch/object.rb
+++ b/lib/fOOrth/monkey_patch/object.rb
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ class Object
     fail XfOOrth::XfOOrthError, msg, caller
   end
 
-  #Raise an abort exception with message.
-  def abort(msg)
-    raise XfOOrth::ForceAbort, msg
-  end
-
   #Argument coercion methods. These are stubs.
 
   #Coerce the argument to match my type. Stub
diff --git a/tests/monkey_patch/object_test.rb b/tests/monkey_patch/object_test.rb
index f565365..e49ba38 100644
--- a/tests/monkey_patch/object_test.rb
+++ b/tests/monkey_patch/object_test.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class ObjectMonkeyPatchTester < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
   #Test the quick fail raise in fOOrth.
   def test_that_exceptions_are_easy_to_raise
     assert_raises(XfOOrth::XfOOrthError) { error('Failure IS an option!') }
-    assert_raises(XfOOrth::ForceAbort)   { abort('Aborting execution!') }
   end
 
   def test_mnmx_gt