diff --git a/linkcheck/parser/__init__.py b/linkcheck/parser/__init__.py
index 0f584f35..0d5dd0b2 100644
--- a/linkcheck/parser/__init__.py
+++ b/linkcheck/parser/__init__.py
@@ -116,14 +116,8 @@ def find_links (url_data, callback, tags):
     """Parse into content and search for URLs to check.
     Found URLs are added to the URL queue.
     """
-    # construct handler object
     handler = linkparse.LinkFinder(callback, tags)
-    # parse
-    try:
-        htmlsoup.process_soup(handler, url_data.get_soup())
-    except linkparse.StopParse as msg:
-        log.debug(LOG_CHECK, "Stopped parsing: %s", msg)
-        pass
+    htmlsoup.process_soup(handler, url_data.get_soup())
 
 
 def parse_firefox (url_data):
diff --git a/tests/test_linkparser.py b/tests/test_linkparser.py
index 94171aa8..7cc3e930 100644
--- a/tests/test_linkparser.py
+++ b/tests/test_linkparser.py
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ class TestLinkparser (unittest.TestCase):
     def _test_one_link (self, content, url):
         self.count_url = 0
         h = linkparse.LinkFinder(self._test_one_url(url), linkparse.LinkTags)
-        try:
-            htmlsoup.process_soup(h, htmlsoup.make_soup(content))
-        except linkparse.StopParse:
-            pass
+        htmlsoup.process_soup(h, htmlsoup.make_soup(content))
         self.assertEqual(self.count_url, 1)
 
     def _test_one_url (self, origurl):
@@ -47,10 +44,7 @@ class TestLinkparser (unittest.TestCase):
         def callback (url, line, column, name, base):
             self.assertTrue(False, 'URL %r found' % url)
         h = linkparse.LinkFinder(callback, linkparse.LinkTags)
-        try:
-            htmlsoup.process_soup(h, htmlsoup.make_soup(content))
-        except linkparse.StopParse:
-            pass
+        htmlsoup.process_soup(h, htmlsoup.make_soup(content))
 
     def test_href_parsing (self):
         # Test <a href> parsing.