Index: tests/Zend/Db/Table/TestCommon.php
===================================================================
--- tests/Zend/Db/Table/TestCommon.php	(revision 20278)
+++ tests/Zend/Db/Table/TestCommon.php	(working copy)
@@ -1304,9 +1304,9 @@
         try {
             $bugsTable = $this->_getTable('My_ZendDbTable_TableBugs');
             $primary = $bugsTable->info(Zend_Db_Table_Abstract::PRIMARY);
-            $this->fail('Expected to catch Zend_Db_Table_Exception');
-        } catch (Zend_Exception $e) {
-            $this->assertType('Zend_Db_Table_Exception', $e);
+            $this->fail('Expected to catch PHPUnit_Framework_Error');
+        } catch (PHPUnit_Framework_Error $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals(E_USER_NOTICE, $e->getCode(), 'Error type not E_USER_NOTICE');
             $this->assertEquals('Failed saving metadata to metadataCache', $e->getMessage());
         }
 
Index: library/Zend/Db/Table/Abstract.php
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--- library/Zend/Db/Table/Abstract.php	(revision 20278)
+++ library/Zend/Db/Table/Abstract.php	(working copy)
@@ -823,11 +823,7 @@
             $metadata = $this->_db->describeTable($this->_name, $this->_schema);
             // If $this has a metadata cache, then cache the metadata
             if (null !== $this->_metadataCache && !$this->_metadataCache->save($metadata, $cacheId)) {
-                /**
-                 * @see Zend_Db_Table_Exception
-                 */
-                require_once 'Zend/Db/Table/Exception.php';
-                throw new Zend_Db_Table_Exception('Failed saving metadata to metadataCache');
+                trigger_error('Failed saving metadata to metadataCache', E_USER_NOTICE);
             }
         }