diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
index a7d52aa2..57b614d4 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ void HostBridge::shutdown_if_dangling() {
                   << std::endl;
         std::cerr << "         This bridge will shut down now." << std::endl;
 
-        close_sockets();
+        // FIXME: Closing the sockets should work fine, but it still leaves some
+        //        background threads hanging around. For now we'll just
+        //        terminate the entire process instead since we'll probably be
+        //        left in a bad state anyways. The only thing this could
+        //        potentially break would be sharing a plugin group across two
+        //        different DAWs, but you really shouldn't be doing that. :D
+        //
+        //        Check this commit for another now-unnecessary change we
+        //        reverted here.
+        // close_sockets();
+        TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
index 916fe081..2273be39 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
@@ -657,13 +657,6 @@ intptr_t VST_CALL_CONV host_callback_proxy(AEffect* effect,
                                            intptr_t value,
                                            void* data,
                                            float option) {
-    try {
-        return get_bridge_instance(effect).host_callback(effect, opcode, index,
-                                                         value, data, option);
-    } catch (const boost::system::system_error& error) {
-        std::cerr << "Error while handling callback:" << std::endl;
-        std::cerr << error.what() << std::endl;
-
-        return -1;
-    }
+    return get_bridge_instance(effect).host_callback(effect, opcode, index,
+                                                     value, data, option);
 }