diff --git a/Slim/Exception/MethodNotAllowedException.php b/Slim/Exception/MethodNotAllowedException.php
index e73b99eeb..a737ab941 100644
--- a/Slim/Exception/MethodNotAllowedException.php
+++ b/Slim/Exception/MethodNotAllowedException.php
@@ -8,11 +8,26 @@
  */
 namespace Slim\Exception;
 
+use Exception;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
 
-class MethodNotAllowedException extends SlimException
+class MethodNotAllowedException extends Exception
 {
+    /**
+     * A request object
+     *
+     * @var ServerRequestInterface
+     */
+    protected $request;
+
+    /**
+     * A response object to send to the HTTP client
+     *
+     * @var ResponseInterface
+     */
+    protected $response;
+
     /**
      * HTTP methods allowed
      *
@@ -29,10 +44,31 @@ class MethodNotAllowedException extends SlimException
      */
     public function __construct(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, array $allowedMethods)
     {
-        parent::__construct($request, $response);
+        $this->request = $request;
+        $this->response = $response;
         $this->allowedMethods = $allowedMethods;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get request
+     *
+     * @return ServerRequestInterface
+     */
+    public function getRequest()
+    {
+        return $this->request;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get response
+     *
+     * @return ResponseInterface
+     */
+    public function getResponse()
+    {
+        return $this->response;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get allowed methods
      *
diff --git a/Slim/Exception/NotFoundException.php b/Slim/Exception/NotFoundException.php
index 8095eaca6..527ba6629 100644
--- a/Slim/Exception/NotFoundException.php
+++ b/Slim/Exception/NotFoundException.php
@@ -8,7 +8,55 @@
  */
 namespace Slim\Exception;
 
-class NotFoundException extends SlimException
+use \Exception;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
+use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
+
+class NotFoundException extends Exception
 {
+    /**
+     * A request object
+     *
+     * @var ServerRequestInterface
+     */
+    protected $request;
+
+    /**
+     * A response object to send to the HTTP client
+     *
+     * @var ResponseInterface
+     */
+    protected $response;
+
+    /**
+     * Create new exception
+     *
+     * @param ServerRequestInterface $request
+     * @param ResponseInterface $response
+     */
+    public function __construct(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
+    {
+        $this->request = $request;
+        $this->response = $response;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get request
+     *
+     * @return ServerRequestInterface
+     */
+    public function getRequest()
+    {
+        return $this->request;
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Get response
+     *
+     * @return ResponseInterface
+     */
+    public function getResponse()
+    {
+        return $this->response;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Slim/Exception/SlimException.php b/Slim/Exception/SlimException.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2480d73b1..000000000
--- a/Slim/Exception/SlimException.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Slim Framework (https://slimframework.com)
- *
- * @link      https://github.com/slimphp/Slim
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2011-2017 Josh Lockhart
- * @license   https://github.com/slimphp/Slim/blob/3.x/LICENSE.md (MIT License)
- */
-namespace Slim\Exception;
-
-use Exception;
-use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
-use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
-
-/**
- * Stop Exception
- *
- * This Exception is thrown when the Slim application needs to abort
- * processing and return control flow to the outer PHP script.
- */
-class SlimException extends Exception
-{
-    /**
-     * A request object
-     *
-     * @var ServerRequestInterface
-     */
-    protected $request;
-
-    /**
-     * A response object to send to the HTTP client
-     *
-     * @var ResponseInterface
-     */
-    protected $response;
-
-    /**
-     * Create new exception
-     *
-     * @param ServerRequestInterface $request
-     * @param ResponseInterface $response
-     */
-    public function __construct(ServerRequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response)
-    {
-        parent::__construct();
-        $this->request = $request;
-        $this->response = $response;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get request
-     *
-     * @return ServerRequestInterface
-     */
-    public function getRequest()
-    {
-        return $this->request;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get response
-     *
-     * @return ResponseInterface
-     */
-    public function getResponse()
-    {
-        return $this->response;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/AppTest.php b/tests/AppTest.php
index 338f27910..954636a17 100644
--- a/tests/AppTest.php
+++ b/tests/AppTest.php
@@ -1779,23 +1779,6 @@ public function testRunExceptionNoHandler()
         $res = $app->run(true);
     }
 
-    public function testRunSlimException()
-    {
-        $app = $this->appFactory();
-        $app->get('/foo', function ($req, $res, $args) {
-            return $res;
-        });
-        $app->add(function ($req, $res, $args) {
-            $res->write("Failed");
-            throw new SlimException($req, $res);
-        });
-        $res = $app->run(true);
-
-        $res->getBody()->rewind();
-        $this->assertEquals(200, $res->getStatusCode());
-        $this->assertEquals("Failed", $res->getBody()->getContents());
-    }
-
     /**
      * @requires PHP 7.0
      */