diff --git a/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/blob/BlobConstants.java b/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/blob/BlobConstants.java
index f5f324668b25..6df87f96dde5 100644
--- a/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/blob/BlobConstants.java
+++ b/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/blob/BlobConstants.java
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ final class BlobConstants {
      */
     public static final int DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS = 30;
 
-    /**
-     * The default maximum size, in bytes, of a blob before it must be separated into blocks.
-     */
-    public static final int DEFAULT_SINGLE_BLOB_PUT_THRESHOLD_IN_BYTES = 32 * Constants.MB;
-
     /**
      * XML element for the latest.
      */
diff --git a/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/file/CloudFile.java b/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/file/CloudFile.java
index 231c7ffb9f9f..aefd1349b8a3 100644
--- a/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/file/CloudFile.java
+++ b/microsoft-azure-storage/src/com/microsoft/azure/storage/file/CloudFile.java
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ public FileOutputStream openWriteExisting() throws StorageException, URISyntaxEx
      */
     @DoesServiceRequest
     public FileOutputStream openWriteExisting(AccessCondition accessCondition, FileRequestOptions options,
-            OperationContext opContext) throws StorageException {
+            OperationContext opContext) throws StorageException, URISyntaxException {
         return this.openOutputStreamInternal(null /* length */, accessCondition, options, opContext);
     }