diff --git a/sugar/datastore/dbus_helpers.py b/sugar/datastore/dbus_helpers.py
index fa054915..8086274e 100644
--- a/sugar/datastore/dbus_helpers.py
+++ b/sugar/datastore/dbus_helpers.py
@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@ DS_DBUS_INTERFACE = "org.laptop.sugar.DataStore"
 DS_DBUS_PATH = "/org/laptop/sugar/DataStore"
 
 _bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-try:
-    _data_store = dbus.Interface(_bus.get_object(DS_DBUS_SERVICE, DS_DBUS_PATH),
-                                 DS_DBUS_INTERFACE)
-except Exception, e:
-    _data_store = None
-    logging.error(e)
+_data_store = dbus.Interface(_bus.get_object(DS_DBUS_SERVICE, DS_DBUS_PATH),
+                             DS_DBUS_INTERFACE)
 
 def create(properties, filename):
     object_id = _data_store.create(dbus.Dictionary(properties), filename)