diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentBase.cs
index 81808473da..32eec7f284 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentBase.cs
@@ -264,17 +264,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// <returns><see cref="Property"/> Value as an <see cref="object"/></returns>
         public virtual object GetValue(string propertyTypeAlias)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                return Properties[propertyTypeAlias].Value;
-            }
-            catch (KeyNotFoundException ex)
-            {
-                var message = string.Format("Cannot find the property with alias '{0}' for the node named '{1}' with id '{2} that uses the document type alias '{3}'",
-                    propertyTypeAlias, this.Name, this.Id, this.ContentTypeBase.Alias);
-
-                throw new Exception(message, ex);
-            }
+            return Properties.Contains(propertyTypeAlias) ? Properties[propertyTypeAlias].Value : null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -285,18 +275,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         /// <returns><see cref="Property"/> Value as a <see cref="TPassType"/></returns>
         public virtual TPassType GetValue<TPassType>(string propertyTypeAlias)
         {
-            try
+            if (Properties.Contains(propertyTypeAlias) == false)
             {
-                var convertAttempt = Properties[propertyTypeAlias].Value.TryConvertTo<TPassType>();
-                return convertAttempt.Success ? convertAttempt.Result : default(TPassType);
-            }
-            catch (KeyNotFoundException ex)
-            {
-                var message = string.Format("Cannot find the property with alias '{0}' for the node named '{1}' with id '{2} that uses the document type alias '{3}'",
-                    propertyTypeAlias, this.Name, this.Id, this.ContentTypeBase.Alias);
+                return default(TPassType);
+            }
 
-                throw new Exception(message, ex);
-            }
+            var convertAttempt = Properties[propertyTypeAlias].Value.TryConvertTo<TPassType>();
+            return convertAttempt.Success ? convertAttempt.Result : default(TPassType);
         }
 
         /// <summary>