diff --git a/js/libtextsecure.js b/js/libtextsecure.js
index 863789ef8..4c887dad5 100644
--- a/js/libtextsecure.js
+++ b/js/libtextsecure.js
@@ -39423,8 +39423,7 @@ function generateKeys(count, progressCallback) {
             console.log('websocket open');
         },
         onerror: function(error) {
-            console.log('websocket error', error);
-            this.socketError = error;
+            console.log('websocket error');
         },
         onclose: function(ev) {
             var eventTarget = this;
diff --git a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
index 3c7e44ab3..57909f586 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
             console.log('websocket open');
         },
         onerror: function(error) {
-            console.log('websocket error', error);
-            this.socketError = error;
+            console.log('websocket error');
         },
         onclose: function(ev) {
             var eventTarget = this;