=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/CrudControllerAdvice.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/CrudControllerAdvice.java	2016-01-25 09:20:30 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/CrudControllerAdvice.java	2016-01-26 04:34:57 +0000
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.utils.WebMessageUtils;
 import org.jasypt.exceptions.EncryptionOperationNotPossibleException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException;
 import org.springframework.security.access.AccessDeniedException;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ControllerAdvice;
@@ -152,11 +151,4 @@
     {
         webMessageService.send( WebMessageUtils.createWebMessage( ex.getMessage(), Status.ERROR, ex.getStatusCode() ), response, request );
     }
-
-    @ExceptionHandler( DataIntegrityViolationException.class )
-    public void dataIntegrityViolationExceptionHandler( DataIntegrityViolationException ex, HttpServletResponse response, HttpServletRequest request )
-    {
-        webMessageService.send( WebMessageUtils.conflict( ex.getMessage() ), response, request );
-        throw ex;
-    }
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/event/EventController.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/event/EventController.java	2016-01-14 04:49:33 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/webapi/controller/event/EventController.java	2016-01-26 04:34:57 +0000
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.utils.WebMessageUtils;
 import org.hisp.dhis.webapi.webdomain.WebOptions;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.dao.DataIntegrityViolationException;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.security.access.prepost.PreAuthorize;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
@@ -699,7 +700,15 @@
         }
 
         response.setStatus( HttpServletResponse.SC_OK );
-        ImportSummary importSummary = eventService.deleteEvent( uid );
-        webMessageService.send( WebMessageUtils.importSummary( importSummary ), response, request );
+
+        try
+        {
+            ImportSummary importSummary = eventService.deleteEvent( uid );
+            webMessageService.send( WebMessageUtils.importSummary( importSummary ), response, request );
+        }
+        catch ( Exception ex )
+        {
+            webMessageService.send( WebMessageUtils.conflict( "Unable to delete event " + uid, ex.getMessage() ), response, request );
+        }
     }
 }
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