diff --git a/bridges/FilterBridge.php b/bridges/FilterBridge.php
index c6449114..696b100f 100644
--- a/bridges/FilterBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/FilterBridge.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class FilterBridge extends FeedExpander {
 		}
 		try{
 			$this->collectExpandableDatas($this->getURI());
-		} catch (HttpException $e) {
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
 			$this->collectExpandableDatas($this->getURI());
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/bridges/WordPressBridge.php b/bridges/WordPressBridge.php
index 2a750a95..1589c723 100644
--- a/bridges/WordPressBridge.php
+++ b/bridges/WordPressBridge.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class WordPressBridge extends FeedExpander {
 		}
 		try{
 			$this->collectExpandableDatas($this->getURI() . '/feed/atom/');
-		} catch (HttpException $e) {
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
 			$this->collectExpandableDatas($this->getURI() . '/?feed=atom');
 		}
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 1b66ff5c..c093644a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ try {
 
 		// whitelist control
 		if(!Bridge::isWhitelisted($bridge)) {
-			throw new \HttpException('This bridge is not whitelisted', 401);
+			throw new \Exception('This bridge is not whitelisted', 401);
 			die;
 		}
 
@@ -272,11 +272,8 @@ try {
 	} else {
 		echo BridgeList::create($showInactive);
 	}
-} catch(HttpException $e) {
+} catch(\Exception $e) {
 	error_log($e);
 	header('Content-Type: text/plain', true, $e->getCode());
 	die($e->getMessage());
-} catch(\Exception $e) {
-	error_log($e);
-	die($e->getMessage());
 }
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions.php b/lib/Exceptions.php
index e9b4d7b8..4250f9f9 100644
--- a/lib/Exceptions.php
+++ b/lib/Exceptions.php
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@
  * @link	https://github.com/rss-bridge/rss-bridge
  */
 
-/**
- * Implements a RSS-Bridge specific exception class
- *
- * @todo This class serves no purpose, remove it!
- */
-class HttpException extends \Exception{}
-
 /**
  * Returns an URL that automatically populates a new issue on GitHub based
  * on the information provided
diff --git a/lib/error.php b/lib/error.php
index 8546f6cd..9a0756f9 100644
--- a/lib/error.php
+++ b/lib/error.php
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 /**
  * Throws an exception when called.
  *
- * @throws \HttpException when called
+ * @throws \Exception when called
  * @param string $message The error message
  * @param int $code The HTTP error code
  * @link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes List of HTTP
  * status codes
  */
 function returnError($message, $code){
-	throw new \HttpException($message, $code);
+	throw new \Exception($message, $code);
 }
 
 /**