diff --git a/app/controllers/advertisements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/advertisements_controller.rb
index f808216f1..109829d7e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/advertisements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/advertisements_controller.rb
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ class AdvertisementsController < ApplicationController
     redirect_to advertisements_path, :notice => "Advertisement destroyed"
   end
 
-  private
-    def advertiser_only
-      if !Danbooru.config.is_user_advertiser?(CurrentUser.user)
-        redirect_to "/static/access_denied"
-        return false
-      end
+private
+  def advertiser_only
+    if !Danbooru.config.is_user_advertiser?(CurrentUser.user)
+      raise User::PrivilegeError
+      return false
     end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
index 2eb7f4629..be5e57bab 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class CommentsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json
   before_filter :member_only, :only => [:update, :create, :edit, :destroy]
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
   rescue_from ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid, :with => :search_error
 
   def index
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ private
   end
 
 protected
-
   def search_error(e)
     if e.message =~ /syntax error in tsquery/
       @error_message = "Meta-tags are not supported in comment searches by tag"
diff --git a/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
index bd6e05460..9008c48a6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class ForumPostsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json, :js
   before_filter :member_only, :except => [:index, :show]
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @forum_topic = ForumTopic.find(params[:topic_id]) if params[:topic_id]
diff --git a/app/controllers/forum_topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forum_topics_controller.rb
index 0ff5a0c4c..54ec8649b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forum_topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forum_topics_controller.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ class ForumTopicsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :member_only, :except => [:index, :show]
   before_filter :normalize_search, :only => :index
   after_filter :update_last_forum_read_at, :only => [:show]
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @forum_topic = ForumTopic.new
diff --git a/app/controllers/pools_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pools_controller.rb
index e424bf807..52e987e8b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pools_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pools_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ class PoolsController < ApplicationController
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json, :js
   before_filter :member_only, :except => [:index, :show]
   before_filter :moderator_only, :only => [:destroy]
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @pool = Pool.new
diff --git a/app/controllers/post_appeals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/post_appeals_controller.rb
index 7ed567cf3..aa90dab1c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post_appeals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/post_appeals_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class PostAppealsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :member_only
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json, :js
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @post_appeal = PostAppeal.new
diff --git a/app/controllers/post_flags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/post_flags_controller.rb
index 709212a12..58f358a45 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post_flags_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/post_flags_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class PostFlagsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :member_only
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json, :js
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @post_flag = PostFlag.new
diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_subscriptions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_subscriptions_controller.rb
index 2eaa73e06..e213a8860 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_subscriptions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_subscriptions_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class TagSubscriptionsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :member_only, :only => [:new, :edit, :create, :update, :destroy]
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @tag_subscription = TagSubscription.new
diff --git a/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
index 4283faf7d..6a20d9a14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_feedbacks_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class UserFeedbacksController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :gold_only, :only => [:new, :edit, :create, :update, :destroy]
   respond_to :html, :xml, :json
-  rescue_from User::PrivilegeError, :with => "static/access_denied"
 
   def new
     @user_feedback = UserFeedback.new(params[:user_feedback])