diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
index 2ccd6fd1c..ebf443818 100644
--- a/src/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map.cpp
@@ -2214,20 +2214,15 @@ void MMVManip::initialEmerge(v3s16 blockpos_min, v3s16 blockpos_max,
 			continue;
 
 		bool block_data_inexistent = false;
-		try
 		{
 			TimeTaker timer2("emerge load", &emerge_load_time);
 
-			block = m_map->getBlockNoCreate(p);
-			if(block->isDummy())
+			block = m_map->getBlockNoCreateNoEx(p);
+			if (!block || block->isDummy())
 				block_data_inexistent = true;
 			else
 				block->copyTo(*this);
 		}
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e)
-		{
-			block_data_inexistent = true;
-		}
 
 		if(block_data_inexistent)
 		{
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 386817c8f..82c83e47d 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -2287,16 +2287,15 @@ void Server::SendBlocks(float dtime)
 		g_settings->getU32("max_simultaneous_block_sends_per_client") / 4 + 1;
 
 	ScopeProfiler sp(g_profiler, "Server::SendBlocks(): Send to clients");
+	Map &map = m_env->getMap();
+
 	for (const PrioritySortedBlockTransfer &block_to_send : queue) {
 		if (total_sending >= max_blocks_to_send)
 			break;
 
-		MapBlock *block = nullptr;
-		try {
-			block = m_env->getMap().getBlockNoCreate(block_to_send.pos);
-		} catch (const InvalidPositionException &e) {
+		MapBlock *block = map.getBlockNoCreateNoEx(block_to_send.pos);
+		if (!block)
 			continue;
-		}
 
 		RemoteClient *client = m_clients.lockedGetClientNoEx(block_to_send.peer_id,
 				CS_Active);
@@ -2314,10 +2313,7 @@ void Server::SendBlocks(float dtime)
 
 bool Server::SendBlock(session_t peer_id, const v3s16 &blockpos)
 {
-	MapBlock *block = nullptr;
-	try {
-		block = m_env->getMap().getBlockNoCreate(blockpos);
-	} catch (InvalidPositionException &e) {};
+	MapBlock *block = m_env->getMap().getBlockNoCreateNoEx(blockpos);
 	if (!block)
 		return false;