diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/error.rs b/voxygen/src/render/error.rs
index 25c585a022..f8434fb66e 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/error.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/error.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ pub enum RenderError {
     CouldNotFindAdapter,
     ErrorInitializingCompiler,
     ShaderError(String, shaderc::Error),
-    ProfilerCreationError(wgpu_profiler::CreationError),
 }
 
 use std::fmt;
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ impl fmt::Debug for RenderError {
                 f,
                 "\"{shader_name}\" shader failed to compile due to the following error: {err}",
             ),
-            RenderError::ProfilerCreationError(err) => write!(f, "Profiler creation error: {err}"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
index 13ceeafc12..d471675084 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ impl Renderer {
             enable_debug_groups: other_modes.profiler_enabled,
             max_num_pending_frames: 4,
         })
-        .map_err(RenderError::ProfilerCreationError)?;
+        .expect("Error creating profiler");
 
         #[cfg(feature = "egui-ui")]
         let egui_renderpass = egui_wgpu_backend::RenderPass::new(&device, format, 1);
@@ -674,11 +674,7 @@ impl Renderer {
                     enable_debug_groups: self.other_modes.profiler_enabled,
                     max_num_pending_frames: 4,
                 })
-                .map_err(|err| {
-                    RenderError::ProfilerCreationError(
-                        wgpu_profiler::CreationError::InvalidSettings(err),
-                    )
-                })?;
+                .expect("Error creating profiler");
 
             // Recreate render target
             self.on_resize(self.resolution);