diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
index d750f7fe3..f3846c8a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/AllEpisodesFragment.java
@@ -284,13 +284,7 @@ public class AllEpisodesFragment extends Fragment {
             return super.onContextItemSelected(item);
         }
 
-        try {
-            return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
-        } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            Toast.makeText(getActivity(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
-            return true;
-        }
+        return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
index 66c01845c..4ae6b97ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemFragment.java
@@ -334,13 +334,7 @@ public class ItemFragment extends Fragment implements OnSwipeGesture {
                 openPodcast();
                 return true;
             default:
-                try {
-                    return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), menuItem.getItemId(), item);
-                } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    Toast.makeText(getActivity(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
-                    return true;
-                }
+                return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), menuItem.getItemId(), item);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
index d9db41f82..890f31f57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemlistFragment.java
@@ -340,12 +340,7 @@ public class ItemlistFragment extends ListFragment {
             return super.onContextItemSelected(item);
         }
 
-        try {
-            return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
-        } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-            // context menu doesn't contain download functionality
-            return true;
-        }
+        return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
index f7624a5e9..bf22e71f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/QueueFragment.java
@@ -363,13 +363,7 @@ public class QueueFragment extends Fragment {
                 DBWriter.moveQueueItemToBottom(selectedItem.getId(), true);
                 return true;
             default:
-                try {
-                    return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
-                } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    Toast.makeText(getActivity(), e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
-                    return true;
-                }
+                return FeedItemMenuHandler.onMenuItemClicked(getActivity(), item.getItemId(), selectedItem);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
index 895829a49..f6f73e017 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/menuhandler/FeedItemMenuHandler.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.playback.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBTasks;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequestException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.LongList;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.ShareUtils;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/GpodnetSyncService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/GpodnetSyncService.java
index 87decf7e0..a723097a2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/GpodnetSyncService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/GpodnetSyncService.java
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ public class GpodnetSyncService extends Service {
         } catch (GpodnetServiceException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
             updateErrorNotification(e);
-        } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }