diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 271e3d45..37c61fa9 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "GPUCompiler"
 uuid = "61eb1bfa-7361-4325-ad38-22787b887f55"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 authors = ["Tim Besard <tim.besard@gmail.com>"]
 
 [deps]
diff --git a/src/gcn.jl b/src/gcn.jl
index 6030773e..36165a2c 100644
--- a/src/gcn.jl
+++ b/src/gcn.jl
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function lower_throw_extra!(mod::LLVM.Module)
                     # remove the call
                     nargs = length(parameters(f))
                     call_args = arguments(call)
-                    erase!(LLVM.parent(call), call)
+                    erase!(call)
 
                     # HACK: kill the exceptions' unused arguments
                     for arg in call_args
diff --git a/test/gcn.jl b/test/gcn.jl
index 0108d6a5..8e1f2ad0 100644
--- a/test/gcn.jl
+++ b/test/gcn.jl
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ sink_gcn(i) = sink(i, Val(5))
     end
 end
 
+@testset "bounds errors" begin
+    mod = @eval module $(gensym())
+        function kernel()
+            Base.throw_boundserror(1, 2)
+            return
+        end
+    end
+
+    @test @filecheck begin
+        check"CHECK-NOT: {{julia_throw_boundserror_[0-9]+}}"
+        check"CHECK: @gpu_report_exception"
+        check"CHECK: @gpu_signal_exception"
+        GCN.code_llvm(mod.kernel, Tuple{})
+    end
+end
+
 end
 
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