diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e3c5b04..378ebc1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ meval = { git = "https://github.com/Titaniumtown/meval-rs.git" }
 eframe = { git = "https://github.com/Titaniumtown/egui", default-features = false, features = ["egui_glow"] }
 git-version = "0.3.5"
 include-flate = { git = "https://github.com/Titaniumtown/include-flate.git" }
-web-sys = "0.3.56"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
 instant = { version = "0.1.12" }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4c2171c..185da05 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ pub fn start(canvas_id: &str) -> Result<(), wasm_bindgen::JsValue> {
     // Used in order to hook into `panic!()` to log in the browser's console
     log_helper("Initializing panic hooks...");
     std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(|panic_info| {
-        web_sys::window()
-            .and_then(|window| window.document())
-            .and_then(|document| document.body())
-            .and_then(|element| element.set_attribute("data-panicked", "true").ok());
-
         console_error_panic_hook::hook(panic_info);
     }));
     log_helper("Initialized panic hooks!");
diff --git a/www/index.html b/www/index.html
index 32ec492..60bfafc 100644
--- a/www/index.html
+++ b/www/index.html
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
         <noscript>Please enable Javascript, this page uses both WebAssembly and Javascript to run.</noscript>
 
 		<canvas id="canvas"></canvas>
-		<div id="panic">
-            <h1>application encountered a panic!</h1>
-            <div>the application will no longer respond to user inputs</div>
-            <div>check the console for more information</div>
-        </div>
 		<div class="centered" id="loading">
 			<p style="font-size:16px">
 				Loading…
diff --git a/www/style.css b/www/style.css
index 0718a87..ec19321 100644
--- a/www/style.css
+++ b/www/style.css
@@ -79,36 +79,3 @@ canvas {
         transform: rotate(360deg);
     }
 }
-
-body[data-panicked = true] {
-    background-color: #ce2828;
-
-    #panic {
-        display: block;
-    }
-}
-
-#panic {
-    display: none;
-    position: absolute;
-    top: 50%;
-    left: 50%;
-    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-
-    background-color: #ce2828;
-    color: #000;
-
-    font-weight: bold;
-    text-align: center;
-
-    padding: 1em 2em;
-    border-radius: 2em;
-
-    pointer-events: none;
-
-    h1 {
-        margin: 0;
-    }
-
-    z-index: 1000000;
-}
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