diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTreeViews.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTreeViews.ts
index b8e15a8daad6a..c450a1d69af04 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTreeViews.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadTreeViews.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { ExtHostContext, MainThreadTreeViewsShape, ExtHostTreeViewsShape, MainContext, CheckboxUpdate } from 'vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol';
-import { ITreeViewDataProvider, ITreeItem, IViewsService, ITreeView, IViewsRegistry, ITreeViewDescriptor, IRevealOptions, Extensions, ResolvableTreeItem, ITreeViewDragAndDropController, IViewBadge } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
+import { ITreeViewDataProvider, ITreeItem, IViewsService, ITreeView, IViewsRegistry, ITreeViewDescriptor, IRevealOptions, Extensions, ResolvableTreeItem, ITreeViewDragAndDropController, IViewBadge, NoTreeViewError } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
 import { extHostNamedCustomer, IExtHostContext } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extHostCustomers';
 import { distinct } from 'vs/base/common/arrays';
 import { INotificationService } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/notification';
@@ -266,7 +266,11 @@ class TreeViewDataProvider implements ITreeViewDataProvider {
 			.then(
 				children => this.postGetChildren(children),
 				err => {
-					this.notificationService.error(err);
+					// It can happen that a tree view is disposed right as `getChildren` is called. This results in an error because the data provider gets removed.
+					// The tree will shortly get cleaned up in this case. We just need to handle the error here.
+					if (!NoTreeViewError.is(err)) {
+						this.notificationService.error(err);
+					}
 					return [];
 				});
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
index a6c14ebbbda5c..f7f9dae4a15f4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/treeView.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import { API_OPEN_DIFF_EDITOR_COMMAND_ID, API_OPEN_EDITOR_COMMAND_ID } from 'vs/
 import { IViewPaneOptions, ViewPane } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewPane';
 import { IViewletViewOptions } from 'vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet';
 import { PANEL_BACKGROUND, SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
-import { Extensions, ITreeItem, ITreeItemLabel, ITreeView, ITreeViewDataProvider, ITreeViewDescriptor, ITreeViewDragAndDropController, IViewBadge, IViewDescriptorService, IViewsRegistry, NoTreeViewError, ResolvableTreeItem, TreeCommand, TreeItemCollapsibleState, TreeViewItemHandleArg, TreeViewPaneHandleArg, ViewContainer, ViewContainerLocation } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
+import { Extensions, ITreeItem, ITreeItemLabel, ITreeView, ITreeViewDataProvider, ITreeViewDescriptor, ITreeViewDragAndDropController, IViewBadge, IViewDescriptorService, IViewsRegistry, ResolvableTreeItem, TreeCommand, TreeItemCollapsibleState, TreeViewItemHandleArg, TreeViewPaneHandleArg, ViewContainer, ViewContainerLocation } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
 import { IActivityService, NumberBadge } from 'vs/workbench/services/activity/common/activity';
 import { IExtensionService } from 'vs/workbench/services/extensions/common/extensions';
 import { IHoverService } from 'vs/workbench/services/hover/browser/hover';
@@ -346,20 +346,8 @@ abstract class AbstractTreeView extends Disposable implements ITreeView {
 						children = node.children;
 					} else {
 						node = node ?? self.root;
-						try {
-							node.children = await (node instanceof Root ? dataProvider.getChildren() : dataProvider.getChildren(node));
-							children = node.children ?? [];
-						} catch (e) {
-							if (e instanceof NoTreeViewError) {
-								// It can happen that a tree view is hidden right as `getChildren` is called. This results in an error because the data provider gets removed.
-								// The tree will shortly get cleaned up in this case. We just need to handle the error here.
-								node.children = [];
-								children = [];
-								return children;
-							} else {
-								throw e;
-							}
-						}
+						node.children = await (node instanceof Root ? dataProvider.getChildren() : dataProvider.getChildren(node));
+						children = node.children ?? [];
 					}
 					if (node instanceof Root) {
 						const oldEmpty = this._isEmpty;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/views.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/views.ts
index e1da743d1a3c1..46b1315470a4c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/common/views.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/views.ts
@@ -851,9 +851,13 @@ export class ResolvableTreeItem implements ITreeItem {
 }
 
 export class NoTreeViewError extends Error {
+	override readonly name = 'NoTreeViewError';
 	constructor(treeViewId: string) {
 		super(localize('treeView.notRegistered', 'No tree view with id \'{0}\' registered.', treeViewId));
 	}
+	static is(err: Error): err is NoTreeViewError {
+		return err.name === 'NoTreeViewError';
+	}
 }
 
 export interface ITreeViewDataProvider {