diff --git a/electrumx/server/daemon.py b/electrumx/server/daemon.py
index ecad41c..92fe05f 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/daemon.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/daemon.py
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ class Daemon(object):
             except aiohttp.ServerDisconnectedError:
                 log_error('disconnected.')
                 on_good_message = 'connection restored'
-            except aiohttp.ClientPayloadError:
-                log_error('payload encoding error.')
             except aiohttp.ClientConnectionError:
                 log_error('connection problem - is your daemon running?')
                 on_good_message = 'connection restored'