Better fix for IE9 issue with document.activeElement error (#1489008)

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/program/js/common.js b/program/js/common.js
index 7ad1891ec..1075225b4 100644
--- a/program/js/common.js
+++ b/program/js/common.js
@@ -743,12 +743,8 @@ jQuery.fn.placeholder = function(text) {
       });
 
       // Do not blur currently focused element
-      // Catch "unspecified error" in IE9 (#1489008)
-      try {
-        if (this != document.activeElement)
-          elem.blur();
-      }
-      catch(e) {}
+      if (this != document.activeElement)
+        elem.blur();
     }
   });
 };