diff --git a/extensions/spellcheck/osxspell/src/mozOSXSpell.mm b/extensions/spellcheck/osxspell/src/mozOSXSpell.mm
index 295e77423b2..d43efad2bca 100644
--- a/extensions/spellcheck/osxspell/src/mozOSXSpell.mm
+++ b/extensions/spellcheck/osxspell/src/mozOSXSpell.mm
@@ -103,16 +103,8 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP mozOSXSpell::GetLanguage(PRUnichar **aLanguage)
   NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aLanguage);
 
   if (!mLanguage.Length()) {
-    @try {
-      NSString* lang = [[NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker] language];
-      *aLanguage = [lang createNewUnicodeBuffer];
-    }
-    @catch (id exception) {
-      // If we get here, the spelling system on the user's machine is almost
-      // certainly damaged; do what the rest of the OS does, and silently
-      // ignore it.
-      *aLanguage = NULL;
-    }
+    NSString* lang = [[NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker] language];
+    *aLanguage = [lang createNewUnicodeBuffer];
     mLanguage.Assign(*aLanguage);
   }
   else
@@ -226,17 +218,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP mozOSXSpell::Check(const PRUnichar *aWord, PRBool *aResult)
   *aResult = PR_FALSE;
 
   NSString* wordStr = [NSString stringWithPRUnichars:aWord];
-  NSRange misspelledRange;
-  @try {
-    misspelledRange = [[NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker] checkSpellingOfString:wordStr startingAt:0];
-  }
-  @catch (id exception) {
-    // Silently return true; if something is seriously wrong with the
-    // spelling system on a user's machine, the best thing to do is
-    // to just treat everything as correct.
-    *aResult = PR_TRUE;
-    return NS_OK;
-  }
+  NSRange misspelledRange = [[NSSpellChecker sharedSpellChecker] checkSpellingOfString:wordStr startingAt:0];
   if (misspelledRange.location != NSNotFound && mPersonalDictionary)
     mPersonalDictionary->Check(aWord, mLanguage.get(), aResult);
   else