diff --git a/theories/proofmode/tactics.v b/theories/proofmode/tactics.v
index 25e1a364bf56c7a05f8f66cdb71e223073554e63..0dd09eebe82e594177b8556d8504380fd7832a97 100644
--- a/theories/proofmode/tactics.v
+++ b/theories/proofmode/tactics.v
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ Ltac iStartProof :=
 
 (** * Simplification *)
 Tactic Notation "iEval" tactic(t) :=
-  try iStartProof;
-  try (eapply tac_eval; [t; reflexivity|]).
+  iStartProof;
+  eapply tac_eval; [t; reflexivity|].
 
 Tactic Notation "iSimpl" := iEval simpl.