diff --git a/extlib/benz/state.c b/extlib/benz/state.c
index ddbe27fa..70e09571 100644
--- a/extlib/benz/state.c
+++ b/extlib/benz/state.c
@@ -156,13 +156,7 @@ pic_init_core(pic_state *pic)
     pic_init_attr(pic); DONE;
     pic_init_reg(pic); DONE;
 
-    pic_try {
-      pic_load_cstr(pic, &pic_boot[0][0]);
-    }
-    pic_catch {
-      pic_print_backtrace(pic, xstdout);
-      pic_raise(pic, pic->err);
-    }
+    pic_load_cstr(pic, &pic_boot[0][0]);
   }
 
   pic_import(pic, pic->PICRIN_BASE);