diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/ChangesTsCache.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/ChangesTsCache.java
index cfd7a0f..248d347 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/ChangesTsCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/ChangesTsCache.java
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.modules.gitrefsfilter;
 
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
-import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.cache.CacheModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.NoSuchChangeException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 
   @Singleton
   static class Loader extends CacheLoader<ChangeCacheKey, Long> {
-    private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
     private final ChangeNotes.Factory changeNotesFactory;
 
     @Inject
@@ -48,17 +45,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public Long load(ChangeCacheKey key) throws Exception {
-      try {
-        return changeNotesFactory
-            .createChecked(key.repo(), key.project(), key.changeId(), key.changeRevision())
-            .getChange()
-            .getLastUpdatedOn()
-            .getTime();
-      } catch (NoSuchChangeException e) {
-        logger.atFine().withCause(e).log(
-            "Change %d does not exist: returning zero epoch", key.changeId());
-        return 0L;
-      }
+      return changeNotesFactory
+          .createChecked(key.repo(), key.project(), key.changeId(), key.changeRevision())
+          .getChange()
+          .getLastUpdatedOn()
+          .getTime();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/OpenChangesCache.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/OpenChangesCache.java
index 8e1c371..d8dd16b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/OpenChangesCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/modules/gitrefsfilter/OpenChangesCache.java
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.modules.gitrefsfilter;
 
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
-import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.cache.CacheModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.NoSuchChangeException;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
 
   @Singleton
   static class Loader extends CacheLoader<ChangeCacheKey, Boolean> {
-    private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
     private final ChangeNotes.Factory changeNotesFactory;
 
     @Inject
@@ -48,16 +45,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public Boolean load(ChangeCacheKey key) throws Exception {
-      try {
-        ChangeNotes changeNotes =
-            changeNotesFactory.createChecked(
-                key.repo(), key.project(), key.changeId(), key.changeRevision());
-        return changeNotes.getChange().getStatus().isOpen();
-      } catch (NoSuchChangeException e) {
-        logger.atFine().withCause(e).log(
-            "Change %d does not exist: hiding from the advertised refs", key.changeId());
-        return false;
-      }
+      ChangeNotes changeNotes =
+          changeNotesFactory.createChecked(
+              key.repo(), key.project(), key.changeId(), key.changeRevision());
+      return changeNotes.getChange().getStatus().isOpen();
     }
   }
 }