diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadSaveParticipant.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadSaveParticipant.ts
index b8f66352941..417023b4247 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadSaveParticipant.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadSaveParticipant.ts
@@ -32,23 +32,16 @@ import { TextFileEditorModel } from 'vs/workbench/services/textfile/common/textF
 import { ISaveParticipant, IResolvedTextFileEditorModel } from 'vs/workbench/services/textfile/common/textfiles';
 import { SaveReason } from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
 import { ExtHostContext, ExtHostDocumentSaveParticipantShape, IExtHostContext } from '../common/extHost.protocol';
-import { IStatusbarService, StatusbarAlignment } from 'vs/workbench/services/statusbar/common/statusbar';
 import { IEditorService } from 'vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService';
 import { SettingsEditor2 } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/preferences/browser/settingsEditor2';
 import { IPreferencesService } from 'vs/workbench/services/preferences/common/preferences';
 import { ILabelService } from 'vs/platform/label/common/label';
-import { canceled, isPromiseCanceledError } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
+import { canceled } from 'vs/base/common/errors';
 
 export interface ICodeActionsOnSaveOptions {
 	[kind: string]: boolean;
 }
 
-class SaveParticipantError extends Error {
-	constructor(message: string, readonly setting?: string) {
-		super(message);
-	}
-}
-
 export interface ISaveParticipantParticipant {
 	participate(model: IResolvedTextFileEditorModel, env: { reason: SaveReason }, progress: IProgress<IProgressStep>, token: CancellationToken): Promise<void>;
 }
@@ -338,7 +331,7 @@ class ExtHostSaveParticipant implements ISaveParticipantParticipant {
 			token.onCancellationRequested(() => reject(canceled()));
 
 			setTimeout(
-				() => reject(new SaveParticipantError(localize('timeout.onWillSave', "Aborted onWillSaveTextDocument-event after 1750ms"))),
+				() => reject(new Error(localize('timeout.onWillSave', "Aborted onWillSaveTextDocument-event after 1750ms"))),
 				1750
 			);
 			this._proxy.$participateInSave(editorModel.resource, env.reason).then(values => {
@@ -361,7 +354,6 @@ export class SaveParticipant implements ISaveParticipant {
 		extHostContext: IExtHostContext,
 		@IInstantiationService instantiationService: IInstantiationService,
 		@IProgressService private readonly _progressService: IProgressService,
-		@IStatusbarService private readonly _statusbarService: IStatusbarService,
 		@ILogService private readonly _logService: ILogService,
 		@ILabelService private readonly _labelService: ILabelService,
 	) {
@@ -393,54 +385,23 @@ export class SaveParticipant implements ISaveParticipant {
 			delay: model.isDirty() ? 3000 : 5000
 		}, async progress => {
 
-			let firstError: SaveParticipantError | undefined;
 			for (let p of this._saveParticipants.getValue()) {
 
 				if (cts.token.isCancellationRequested) {
 					break;
 				}
-
 				try {
 					await p.participate(model, env, progress, cts.token);
-
 				} catch (err) {
-					if (!isPromiseCanceledError(err)) {
-						this._logService.warn(err);
-						firstError = !firstError && err instanceof SaveParticipantError ? err : firstError;
-					}
+					this._logService.warn(err);
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (firstError) {
-				this._showParticipantError(firstError);
-			}
-
 		}, () => {
 			// user cancel
 			cts.dispose(true);
 		});
 	}
-
-	private _showParticipantError(err: SaveParticipantError): void {
-
-		let entry: any = {
-			text: localize('title', "$(error) Save Participants Failed: {0}", err.message)
-		};
-		if (err.setting) {
-			entry.command = '_showSettings';
-			entry.arguments = [err.setting];
-		}
-
-		const handle = this._statusbarService.addEntry(
-			entry,
-			'saveParticipants.error',
-			localize('status.message', "Save Participants Errors"),
-			StatusbarAlignment.LEFT,
-			-Number.MAX_VALUE /* far right on left hand side */
-		);
-
-		setTimeout(() => handle.dispose(), 5000);
-	}
 }
 
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand('_showSettings', (accessor, ...args: any[]) => {