diff --git a/mod/hcard.php b/mod/hcard.php
index cbaebc8ff..e27ea29be 100644
--- a/mod/hcard.php
+++ b/mod/hcard.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function hcard_init(App $a)
 		$which = $a->argv[1];
 	} else {
 		notice(L10n::t('No profile') . EOL);
-		$a->error = 404;
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/notice.php b/mod/notice.php
index 1a584000c..edcbefdad 100644
--- a/mod/notice.php
+++ b/mod/notice.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ function notice_init(App $a)
 		$nick = $r[0]['nickname'];
 		$a->internalRedirect('display/' . $nick . '/' . $id);
 	} else {
-		$a->error = 404;
 		notice(L10n::t('Item not found.') . EOL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/mod/viewsrc.php b/mod/viewsrc.php
index f05996d2f..939c73a14 100644
--- a/mod/viewsrc.php
+++ b/mod/viewsrc.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ function viewsrc_content(App $a)
 	$item_id = (($a->argc > 1) ? intval($a->argv[1]) : 0);
 
 	if (!$item_id) {
-		$a->error = 404;
 		notice(L10n::t('Item not found.') . EOL);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 9cde12499..328a1a152 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class App
 	public $page_contact;
 	public $content;
 	public $data = [];
-	public $error = false;
 	public $cmd = '';
 	public $argv;
 	public $argc;
@@ -1252,9 +1251,7 @@ class App
 
 			// "rawContent" is especially meant for technical endpoints.
 			// This endpoint doesn't need any theme initialization or other comparable stuff.
-			if (!$this->error) {
 				call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'rawContent']);
-			}
 		}
 
 		// Load current theme info after module has been initialized as theme could have been set in module
@@ -1269,24 +1266,20 @@ class App
 		}
 
 		if ($this->module_class) {
-			if (! $this->error && $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
+			if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
 				Core\Hook::callAll($this->module . '_mod_post', $_POST);
 				call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'post']);
 			}
 
-			if (! $this->error) {
 				Core\Hook::callAll($this->module . '_mod_afterpost', $placeholder);
 				call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'afterpost']);
-			}
 
-			if (! $this->error) {
 				$arr = ['content' => $content];
 				Core\Hook::callAll($this->module . '_mod_content', $arr);
 				$content = $arr['content'];
 				$arr = ['content' => call_user_func([$this->module_class, 'content'])];
 				Core\Hook::callAll($this->module . '_mod_aftercontent', $arr);
 				$content .= $arr['content'];
-			}
 		}
 
 		// initialise content region
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 79971cd99..3c4ca6fed 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class Profile
 		if (!DBA::isResult($user) && empty($profiledata)) {
 			Logger::log('profile error: ' . $a->query_string, Logger::DEBUG);
 			notice(L10n::t('Requested account is not available.') . EOL);
-			$a->error = 404;
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ class Profile
 		if (empty($pdata) && empty($profiledata)) {
 			Logger::log('profile error: ' . $a->query_string, Logger::DEBUG);
 			notice(L10n::t('Requested profile is not available.') . EOL);
-			$a->error = 404;
 			return;
 		}