diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
index 72d700893..f63cc8f13 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ class TabbedBrowser(tabwidget.TabWidget):
                 'error.html', title="Error loading {}".format(url_string),
                 url=url_string, error=msg, icon='')
             QTimer.singleShot(100, lambda: show_error_page(error_page))
-            log.webview.error(msg)
         else:
             # WORKAROUND for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-58698
             message.error(msg)