diff --git a/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp b/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
index 1f28c78f..4f141b12 100644
--- a/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
+++ b/code/fgame/scriptthread.cpp
@@ -2286,7 +2286,8 @@ ScriptThread::~ScriptThread()
     assert(m_ScriptVM);
     if (!m_ScriptVM) {
         // should never happen
-        throw ScriptException("Attempting to delete a dead thread.");
+        //throw ScriptException("Attempting to delete a dead thread.");
+        gi.Error(ERR_DROP, "Attempting to delete a dead thread.");
     }
 
     vm         = m_ScriptVM;
diff --git a/code/script/scriptclass.cpp b/code/script/scriptclass.cpp
index 379d1339..3ace7aaf 100644
--- a/code/script/scriptclass.cpp
+++ b/code/script/scriptclass.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ ScriptClass::ScriptClass()
 ScriptClass::~ScriptClass()
 {
     if (m_Script == NULL) {
-        throw ScriptException("Attempting to delete dead class.");
+        //throw ScriptException("Attempting to delete dead class.");
+        gi.Error(ERR_DROP, "Attempting to delete a dead thread.");
     }
 
     KillThreads();