diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authentication.cr b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authentication.cr
index 326c42cc..5ea6e99c 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authentication.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/api/v1/authentication.cr
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ module Invidious::Routes::API::V1::Authentication
         password = password.byte_slice(0, 55)
         # send captcha if enabled
         if CONFIG.captcha_enabled
-          captcha_response = nil
-          begin
-            captcha_response = CaptchaResponse.from_json(env.request.body || "{}")
-          rescue
-          end
+          captcha_response = CaptchaResponse.from_json(env.request.body || "{}")
           if captcha_response
             answer = captcha_response.answer
             tokens = captcha_response.tokens