diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index 5303ac276f..363c938bb0 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ $(function() {
         $.get($(this).attr('href'), {'ajax_request' : true}, function(data) {
             // This form is not on screen when first entering Privileges
             // if there are more than 50 users
+            $("div.notice").remove();
             $("#usersForm").hide("medium").remove();
             $("#fieldset_add_user").hide("medium").remove();
             $("#initials_table")
diff --git a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
index 278883b2d7..59bb84b85b 100644
--- a/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/server_privileges.lib.php
@@ -2841,10 +2841,6 @@ function PMA_getHtmlForDisplayUserOverviewPage($link_edit, $pmaThemeImage,
             $html_output .= PMA_getAddUserHtmlFieldset($conditional_class);
         } // end if (display overview)
 
-        if ($GLOBALS['is_ajax_request']) {
-            exit;
-        }
-
         $flushnote = new PMA_Message(
             __('Note: phpMyAdmin gets the users\' privileges directly from MySQL\'s privilege tables. The content of these tables may differ from the privileges the server uses, if they have been changed manually. In this case, you should %sreload the privileges%s before you continue.')
             , PMA_Message::NOTICE