diff --git a/core/Updates/3.0.0-b1.php b/core/Updates/3.0.0-b1.php
index bb3bf573504461e28e990ddd9bd31b8f8a4521c4..1ac0d4bca8b38b11796927e5c20ea29dcb4f09dc 100644
--- a/core/Updates/3.0.0-b1.php
+++ b/core/Updates/3.0.0-b1.php
@@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ class Updates_3_0_0_b1 extends Updates
         ServerFilesGenerator::createHtAccessFiles();
 
         // Renamed plugin ExampleRssWidget -> RssWidget
-        try {
-            \Piwik\Plugin\Manager::getInstance()->activatePlugin('RssWidget');
-            \Piwik\Plugin\Manager::getInstance()->deactivatePlugin('ExampleRssWidget');
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-        }
+        \Piwik\Plugin\Manager::getInstance()->activatePlugin('RssWidget');
+        \Piwik\Plugin\Manager::getInstance()->deactivatePlugin('ExampleRssWidget');
     }
 
     private function migratePluginEmailUpdateSetting()