diff --git a/Source/LibationWinForms/MessageBoxLib.cs b/Source/LibationWinForms/MessageBoxLib.cs
index ad4e0ad7..62a7f9f8 100644
--- a/Source/LibationWinForms/MessageBoxLib.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationWinForms/MessageBoxLib.cs
@@ -12,34 +12,17 @@ namespace LibationWinForms
 {
 	public static class MessageBoxLib
 	{
-		private static int nreCount = 0;
-		private const int NRE_LIMIT = 5;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Logs error. Displays a message box dialog with specified text and caption.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="synchronizeInvoke">Form calling this method.</param>
-        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
-        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
-        /// <param name="exception">Exception to log.</param>
-        public static void ShowAdminAlert(System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke owner, string text, string caption, Exception exception)
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Logs error. Displays a message box dialog with specified text and caption.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="synchronizeInvoke">Form calling this method.</param>
+		/// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
+		/// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
+		/// <param name="exception">Exception to log.</param>
+		public static void ShowAdminAlert(System.ComponentModel.ISynchronizeInvoke owner, string text, string caption, Exception exception)
 		{
-            // HACK: limited NRE swallowing -- this. is. AWFUL
-            // I can't figure out how to circumvent the DataGridView internal NRE when:
-            // * book has tag: asdf
-            // * filter is `[asdf]`
-            // * tag asdf is removed from book
-            // * DataGridView throws NRE
-            if (exception is NullReferenceException nre && nreCount < NRE_LIMIT)
-            {
-				nreCount++;
-                Serilog.Log.Logger.Error(nre, "Alert admin error. Swallow NRE: {@DebugText}", new { text, caption, nreCount });
-                return;
-            }
-
-
-            // for development and debugging, show me what broke!
-            if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
+			// for development and debugging, show me what broke!
+			if (System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
 				throw exception;
 
 			try