diff --git a/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_string.h b/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_string.h
index eabc973d94..5ad3b04958 100644
--- a/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_string.h
+++ b/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_string.h
@@ -2901,8 +2901,7 @@ class basic_string
 
     /// Return `true` if this view contains with the specified
     /// `characterString`, and `false` otherwise.
-    bool contains(const CHAR_TYPE* characterString)
-                                                   const BSLS_KEYWORD_NOEXCEPT;
+    bool contains(const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const;
 
     /// Return `true` if the length of this string is equal to or greater
     /// than the length of the specified `characterString` and the first
@@ -7161,7 +7160,7 @@ bool basic_string<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS, ALLOCATOR>::contains(
 template <class CHAR_TYPE, class CHAR_TRAITS, class ALLOCATOR>
 BSLS_PLATFORM_AGGRESSIVE_INLINE
 bool basic_string<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS, ALLOCATOR>::contains(
-                  const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const BSLS_KEYWORD_NOEXCEPT
+                                        const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const
 {
     BSLS_ASSERT_SAFE(characterString);
     return npos != find(characterString);
diff --git a/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_stringview.h b/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_stringview.h
index 50598d729e..a4677f6a1a 100644
--- a/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_stringview.h
+++ b/groups/bsl/bslstl/bslstl_stringview.h
@@ -737,8 +737,7 @@ class basic_string_view {
     /// Return `true` if this view contains with the specified
     /// `characterString`, and `false` otherwise.
     BSLS_KEYWORD_CONSTEXPR_CPP17
-    bool contains(const CHAR_TYPE* characterString)
-                                                   const BSLS_KEYWORD_NOEXCEPT;
+    bool contains(const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const;
 
     /// Return `true` if this view starts with the specified `subview`, and
     /// `false` otherwise.  See {Lexicographical Comparisons}.
@@ -1943,7 +1942,7 @@ template <class CHAR_TYPE, class CHAR_TRAITS>
 BSLS_PLATFORM_AGGRESSIVE_INLINE
 BSLS_KEYWORD_CONSTEXPR_CPP17
 bool basic_string_view<CHAR_TYPE, CHAR_TRAITS>::contains(
-                  const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const BSLS_KEYWORD_NOEXCEPT
+                                        const CHAR_TYPE* characterString) const
 {
     BSLS_ASSERT_SAFE(characterString);
     return npos != find(characterString);