--- font-lock.el~	2006-02-05 21:54:43 +0000
+++ font-lock.el	2007-02-14 00:27:17 +0000
@@ -1133,11 +1133,8 @@
       ;; much more frequently) I'm afraid of the bad consequences of stealing
       ;; the interrupt character at inopportune times.
       ;;
-      (condition-case nil
 	  (save-excursion
 	    (font-lock-fontify-region (point-min) (point-max)))
-	(t
-	 (setq aborted t)))
 
       (or was-on			; turn it off if it was off.
 	  (let ((font-lock-fontified nil)) ; kludge to prevent defontification