diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/config.py b/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
index c46d95dfd..eac5a1a2e 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/config.py
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ completion.item.selected.border.top = #f2f2c0
 completion.item.selected.border.bottom = #e6e680
 completion.match.fg = red
 statusbar.progress.bg = white
-statusbar.progress.bg.error = red
 statusbar.bg = black
 statusbar.fg = white
 statusbar.bg.error = red
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index 55a399f31..36869a67a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
         self.status.resized.connect(self.completion.resize_to_bar)
         self.status.moved.connect(self.completion.move_to_bar)
         self.tabs.cur_progress.connect(self.status.prog.setValue)
-        self.tabs.cur_load_finished.connect(self.status.prog.load_finished)
+        self.tabs.cur_load_finished.connect(lambda *args:
+                                            self.status.prog.hide())
         self.tabs.cur_load_finished.connect(
             self.status.url.on_loading_finished)
         self.tabs.cur_load_started.connect(self.status.prog.on_load_started)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
index db6c88110..049080f91 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/statusbar.py
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ class Progress(QProgressBar):
     """The progress bar part of the status bar."""
 
     statusbar = None
-    _error = False
     # FIXME for some reason, margin-left is not shown
     _stylesheet = """
         QProgressBar {{
@@ -314,13 +313,9 @@ class Progress(QProgressBar):
             background-color: transparent;
         }}
 
-        QProgressBar[error="false"]::chunk {{
+        QProgressBar::chunk {{
             {color[statusbar.progress.bg]}
         }}
-
-        QProgressBar[error="true"]::chunk {{
-            {color[statusbar.progress.bg.error]}
-        }}
     """
 
     def __init__(self, statusbar):
@@ -331,39 +326,11 @@ class Progress(QProgressBar):
         self.setTextVisible(False)
         self.hide()
 
-    @pyqtProperty(bool)
-    def error(self):
-        """Getter for self.error, so it can be used as Qt property."""
-        # pylint: disable=method-hidden
-        return self._error
-
-    @error.setter
-    def error(self, val):
-        """Setter for self.error, so it can be used as Qt property.
-
-        Re-sets the stylesheet after setting the value, so everything gets
-        updated by Qt properly.
-
-        """
-        self._error = val
-        self.setStyleSheet(config.get_stylesheet(self._stylesheet))
-
     def on_load_started(self):
         """Clear old error and show progress, used as slot to loadStarted."""
         self.setValue(0)
-        self.error = False
         self.show()
 
-    def load_finished(self, ok):
-        """Hide the progress bar or color it red, depending on ok.
-
-        Slot for the loadFinished signal of a QWebView.
-
-        """
-        self.error = not ok
-        if ok:
-            self.hide()
-
 
 class TextBase(QLabel):