diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
index 7418d4e5b2..5b9c8903c6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/UmbracoApplicationBase.cs
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
         /// </summary>
         internal void StartApplication(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            //take care of unhandled exceptions - there is nothing we can do to 
-            // prevent the entire w3wp process to go down but at least we can try
-            // and log the exception
-            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += (_, args) =>
-            {
-                var exception = (Exception) args.ExceptionObject;
-                var isTerminating = args.IsTerminating; // always true?
-
-                var msg = "Unhandled exception in AppDomain";
-                if (isTerminating) msg += " (terminating)";
-                Logger.Error(typeof(UmbracoApplicationBase), msg, exception);
-            };
-
             //take care of unhandled exceptions - there is nothing we can do to 
             // prevent the entire w3wp process to go down but at least we can try
             // and log the exception