diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/BaseHttpException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/HttpException.php
similarity index 89%
rename from src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/BaseHttpException.php
rename to src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/HttpException.php
index 2a31505776..010a8a006c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/BaseHttpException.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/HttpException.php
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception;
 
 /**
- * BaseHttpException.
+ * HttpException.
  *
  * @author Kris Wallsmith <kris@symfony.com>
  */
-abstract class BaseHttpException extends \RuntimeException implements HttpExceptionInterface
+class HttpException extends \RuntimeException implements HttpExceptionInterface
 {
     protected $statusCode;
     protected $statusMessage;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/MethodNotAllowedHttpException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/MethodNotAllowedHttpException.php
index 34da11d181..6e5346fb87 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/MethodNotAllowedHttpException.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/MethodNotAllowedHttpException.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception;
  *
  * @author Kris Wallsmith <kris@symfony.com>
  */
-class MethodNotAllowedHttpException extends BaseHttpException
+class MethodNotAllowedHttpException extends HttpException
 {
     /**
      * Constructor.
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/NotFoundHttpException.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/NotFoundHttpException.php
index 2cddc931ff..63ba7b927e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/NotFoundHttpException.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Exception/NotFoundHttpException.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception;
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  */
-class NotFoundHttpException extends BaseHttpException
+class NotFoundHttpException extends HttpException
 {
     /**
      * Constructor.