diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
index 81b8f21..323de4c 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityContentBase.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public function getIds() {
     $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'id');
 
     if ($this->isTranslationDestination()) {
-      $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'langcode', new MigrateException('This entity type does not support translation.'));
+      $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'langcode', 'This entity type does not support translation.');
     }
 
     return $ids;
@@ -199,20 +199,20 @@ public function getIds() {
    * @param string $key
    *   The entity key to add. See
    *   \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface::getKeys() for more info.
-   * @param \Exception $error
-   *   (optional) An exception to throw if the current entity type does not have
-   *   the specified $key.
+   * @param string $error_message
+   *   (optional) An exception message to throw if the current entity type does
+   *   not have the specified $key.
    *
    * @throws \Exception
    *   If the current entity type does have the specified $key.
    */
-  protected function addDestinationId(array &$ids, $key, \Exception $error = NULL) {
+  protected function addDestinationId(array &$ids, $key, $error_message = NULL) {
     $key = $this->getKey($key);
     if ($key) {
       $ids[$key] = $this->getDefinitionFromEntity($key);
     }
-    elseif ($error) {
-      throw $error;
+    elseif ($error_message) {
+      throw  new MigrateException($error_message);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityRevision.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityRevision.php
index 3664e82..db00ad8 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityRevision.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/EntityRevision.php
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ protected function save(ContentEntityInterface $entity, array $old_destination_i
    */
   public function getIds() {
     $ids = [];
-    $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'revision', new MigrateException('This entity type does not support revisions.'));
+    $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'revision', 'This entity type does not support revisions.');
 
     if ($this->isTranslationDestination()) {
-      $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'langcode', new MigrateException('This entity type does not support translation.'));
+      $this->addDestinationId($ids, 'langcode', 'This entity type does not support translation.');
     }
 
     return $ids;