diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
index 0645c6ce..0805d74c 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
 
 namespace Catch {
 
+    namespace {
+        static std::string tryTranslators(
+            std::vector<
+                Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>> const& translators ) {
+            if ( translators.empty() ) {
+                std::rethrow_exception( std::current_exception() );
+            } else {
+                return translators[0]->translate( translators.begin() + 1,
+                                                  translators.end() );
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() {
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         // First we try user-registered translators. If none of them can
         // handle the exception, it will be rethrown handled by our defaults.
         try {
-            return tryTranslators();
+            return tryTranslators(m_translators);
         }
         // To avoid having to handle TFE explicitly everywhere, we just
         // rethrow it so that it goes back up the caller.
@@ -61,23 +75,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
     }
 
-    std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::tryTranslators() const {
-        if (m_translators.empty()) {
-            std::rethrow_exception(std::current_exception());
-        } else {
-            return m_translators[0]->translate(m_translators.begin() + 1, m_translators.end());
-        }
-    }
-
 #else // ^^ Exceptions are enabled // Exceptions are disabled vv
     std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::translateActiveException() const {
         CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR("Attempted to translate active exception under CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS!");
     }
-
-    std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::tryTranslators() const {
-        CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR("Attempted to use exception translators under CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS!");
-    }
 #endif
 
-
 }
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
index 2aafa684..3123e93d 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         ~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() override;
         void registerTranslator( Detail::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator>&& translator );
         std::string translateActiveException() const override;
-        std::string tryTranslators() const;
 
     private:
         ExceptionTranslators m_translators;