diff --git a/application/controllers/UserController.php b/application/controllers/UserController.php
index 90979a3a7..fc13c5455 100644
--- a/application/controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/UserController.php
@@ -64,17 +64,11 @@ class UserController extends AuthBackendController
         $query->applyFilter($filterEditor->getFilter());
         $this->setupFilterControl($filterEditor);
 
-        try {
-            $this->setupPaginationControl($query);
-            $this->view->users = $query;
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            Notification::error($e->getMessage());
-            Logger::error($e);
-        }
-
+        $this->view->users = $query;
         $this->view->backend = $backend;
         $this->createListTabs()->activate('user/list');
 
+        $this->setupPaginationControl($query);
         $this->setupLimitControl();
         $this->setupSortControl(
             array(
diff --git a/application/views/scripts/user/list.phtml b/application/views/scripts/user/list.phtml
index 093270d4b..a1e4a6994 100644
--- a/application/views/scripts/user/list.phtml
+++ b/application/views/scripts/user/list.phtml
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ if ($backend === null) {
     $reducible = $backend instanceof Reducible;
 }
 
-if (! isset($users)) {
-    echo $this->translate('Failed to fetch any users') . '</div>';
-    return;
-}
-
 if (count($users) > 0): ?>
 <table data-base-target="_next" class="action user-list">
   <thead>