diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index 3ff3ce694a..9e766bdc15 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         Object.entries(this.subListSizes).forEach(([id, size]) => {
             const handle = this.resizer.forHandleWithId(id);
             if (handle) {
-                try {
-                    handle.resize(size);
-                } catch(_e) {}
+                handle.resize(size);
             }
         });