diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 93b037152..1ad15fcc6 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ function quickAddFeed() {
 									var reply = JSON.parse(transport.responseText);
 								} catch (e) {
 									Element.hide("feed_add_spinner");
-									alert(__("Failed to parse output. This can indicate server timeout and/or network issues. Backend output was logged to the browser console."));
+									alert(__("Failed to parse output. This can indicate server timeout and/or network issues. Backend output was logged to browser console."));
 									console.log('quickAddFeed, backend returned:' + transport.responseText);
 									return;
 								}
diff --git a/js/tt-rss.js b/js/tt-rss.js
index 3b7793553..bb23169ec 100644
--- a/js/tt-rss.js
+++ b/js/tt-rss.js
@@ -987,12 +987,7 @@ function newVersionDlg() {
 
 function handle_rpc_json(transport, scheduled_call) {
 	try {
-		try {
-			var reply = JSON.parse(transport.responseText);
-		} catch (e) {
-			alert(__("Failed to parse server reply. This could be caused by a server or network timeout. Backend output was logged to the browser console."));
-			console.log("handle_rpc_json, received: " + transport.responseText);
-		}
+		var reply = JSON.parse(transport.responseText);
 
 		if (reply) {