diff --git a/src/read/load_m_file_data.m b/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
index 2e283d9af4639600ebf11a65cb92d6b61bc904b6..8c7b8748f561f217652fc59a1192b0d1cad1e83a 100644
--- a/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
+++ b/src/read/load_m_file_data.m
@@ -70,17 +70,10 @@ return
  fclose(fid);
 
  % Try to read the data m-file
- try
      datafile = 'data_m_file.m';
      [freq, init, data, varlist, tex, ops, tags] = load_m_file_data(datafile);
      delete('data_m_file.m');
      t(1) = 1;
- catch exception
-     t(1) = 0;
-     T = all(t);
-     LOG = getReport(exception,'extended');
-     return
- end
 
  % Check the results.
  t(2) = dassert(freq,4);