diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index fd61bca83..2b05d9a64 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -387,23 +387,21 @@ jQuery.event = {
 
 				// Call a native DOM method on the target with the same name name as the event.
 				// Can't use an .isFunction)() check here because IE6/7 fails that test.
-				// IE<9 dies on focus to hidden element (#1486), may want to revisit a try/catch.
-				try {
-					if ( ontype && elem[ type ] ) {
-						// Don't re-trigger an onFOO event when we call its FOO() method
-						old = elem[ ontype ];
+				// IE<9 dies on focus to hidden element (#1486)
+				if ( ontype && elem[ type ] && elem.offsetWidth !== 0 ) {
+					// Don't re-trigger an onFOO event when we call its FOO() method
+					old = elem[ ontype ];
 
-						if ( old ) {
-							elem[ ontype ] = null;
-						}
-
-						jQuery.event.triggered = type;
-						elem[ type ]();
+					if ( old ) {
+						elem[ ontype ] = null;
 					}
-				} catch ( ieError ) {}
 
-				if ( old ) {
-					elem[ ontype ] = old;
+					jQuery.event.triggered = type;
+					elem[ type ]();
+
+					if ( old ) {
+						elem[ ontype ] = old;
+					}
 				}
 
 				jQuery.event.triggered = undefined;
diff --git a/test/unit/event.js b/test/unit/event.js
index 5bc20801a..c00eb202c 100644
--- a/test/unit/event.js
+++ b/test/unit/event.js
@@ -34,6 +34,31 @@ test("bind(),live(),delegate() with non-null,defined data", function() {
 
 });
 
+/*
+Removed because Chrome 13 snaps/crashes on this 2011-09-07
+
+test("Handler changes and .trigger() order", function() {
+    expect(1);
+
+    var markup = jQuery(
+        '<div><p><b class="a">b</b></p></div>'
+    ).appendTo( "body" );
+
+    var path = "";
+    jQuery( "b" ).parents().bind( "click", function(e){
+        path += this.nodeName.toLowerCase() + " ";
+        // Should not change the event triggering order
+        $(this).parent().remove();
+    });
+
+    markup.find( "b" ).trigger( "click" );
+
+    equals( path, "p div body html ", "Delivered all events" )
+        
+    markup.remove();
+});
+*/
+
 test("bind(), with data", function() {
 	expect(4);
 	var handler = function(event) {