diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index a71b3cbb3..9edd1b56e 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -1696,13 +1696,8 @@ function angularInit(element, bootstrap) {
   });
   if (appElement) {
     if (!isAutoBootstrapAllowed) {
-      try {
-        window.console.error('AngularJS: disabling automatic bootstrap. <script> protocol indicates ' +
+      window.console.error('AngularJS: disabling automatic bootstrap. <script> protocol indicates ' +
           'an extension, document.location.href does not match.');
-      } catch (e) {
-        // Support: Safari 11 w/ Webdriver
-        // The console.error will throw and make the test fail
-      }
       return;
     }
     config.strictDi = getNgAttribute(appElement, 'strict-di') !== null;