diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index e12df7cd18..223d732346 100755
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ if (!$jsonly)
 function PMA_showMessage($message, $sql_query = null, $type = 'notice', $is_view = false)
 {
     if( $GLOBALS['is_ajax_request'] == true) {
-        ob_start("PMA_ajaxOutputBufferHandler");
+        ob_start();
     }
     global $cfg;
 
@@ -2909,10 +2909,4 @@ function PMA_ajaxResponse($message, $success = true, $extra_data = array())
     echo json_encode($response);
     exit;
 }
-
-function PMA_ajaxOutputBufferHandler($output_buffer) {
-    $response = array();
-    $response['message'] = $output_buffer;
-    return json_encode($response);
-}
 ?>
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