diff --git a/lib/get-info.js b/lib/get-info.js
index 6ff95eae..f4d702e9 100644
--- a/lib/get-info.js
+++ b/lib/get-info.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 */
 var http = require("http");
 var https = require("https");
-var domain = require("domain");
 var Logger = require("./logger.js");
 var Media = require("./media");
 var CustomEmbedFilter = require("./customembed").filter;
@@ -44,32 +43,24 @@ const CONTENT_TYPES = {
 };
 
 var urlRetrieve = function (transport, options, callback) {
-    // Catch any errors that crop up along the way of the request
-    // in order to prevent them from reaching the global handler.
-    // This should cut down on needing to restart the server
-    var d = domain.create();
-    d.on("error", function (err) {
-        Logger.errlog.log(err.stack);
-        Logger.errlog.log("urlRetrieve failed: " + err);
-        Logger.errlog.log("Request was: " + options.host + options.path);
-        setImmediate(function () {
-            callback(503, "");
+    var req = transport.request(options, function (res) {
+        var buffer = "";
+        res.setEncoding("utf-8");
+        res.on("data", function (chunk) {
+            buffer += chunk;
+        });
+        res.on("end", function () {
+            callback(res.statusCode, buffer);
         });
     });
-    d.run(function () {
-        var req = transport.request(options, function (res) {
-            var buffer = "";
-            res.setEncoding("utf-8");
-            res.on("data", function (chunk) {
-                buffer += chunk;
-            });
-            res.on("end", function () {
-                callback(res.statusCode, buffer);
-            });
-        });
 
-        req.end();
+    req.on("error", function (err) {
+        Logger.errlog.log("HTTP request " + options.host + options.path + " failed: " +
+            err);
+        callback(503, "");
     });
+
+    req.end();
 };
 
 var Getters = {