diff --git a/config/rjreader.go b/config/rjreader.go
index 29971c4bd..7fcd88ffe 100644
--- a/config/rjreader.go
+++ b/config/rjreader.go
@@ -270,10 +270,6 @@ func (rjr *RjReader) HandleJSONError(err error) error {
 	switch realErr := err.(type) {
 	case nil:
 		return nil
-	case *json.InvalidUTF8Error, *json.UnmarshalFieldError: // deprecated
-		return err
-	case *json.InvalidUnmarshalError: // e.g. nil parameter
-		return err
 	case *json.SyntaxError:
 		offset = realErr.Offset
 	case *json.UnmarshalTypeError:
diff --git a/config/rjreader_test.go b/config/rjreader_test.go
index 76008b63e..556902748 100644
--- a/config/rjreader_test.go
+++ b/config/rjreader_test.go
@@ -312,19 +312,6 @@ func TestHandleJSONErrorInvalidUTF8(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHandleJSONErrorInvalidUnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	rjr := NewRjReaderFromBytes([]byte("{}"))
-	err := json.NewDecoder(rjr).Decode(nil)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	err = rjr.HandleJSONError(err)
-	expectedErr := &json.InvalidUnmarshalError{Type: reflect.TypeOf(nil)}
-	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErr.Error() {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", expectedErr, err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestHandleJSONErrorDefaultError(t *testing.T) {
 	rjr := NewRjReaderFromBytes([]byte("{}"))
 	rjr.indx = 10