diff --git a/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_gis_set.py b/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_gis_set.py
index 187b01d1740..61b39545ef8 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_gis_set.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_gis_set.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None, id=wx.ID_ANY, style=wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE):
             self.hbitmap = wx.StaticBitmap(
                 self.panel, wx.ID_ANY, wx.Bitmap(name=name, type=wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG)
             )
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.hbitmap = wx.StaticBitmap(
                 self.panel, wx.ID_ANY, BitmapFromImage(wx.EmptyImage(530, 150))
             )
@@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ def DeleteMapset(self, event):
                 shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(self.gisdbase, location, mapset))
                 self.OnSelectLocation(None)
                 self.lbmapsets.SetSelection(0)
-            except:
-                wx.MessageBox(message=_("Unable to delete mapset"))
+            except OSError as e:
+                wx.MessageBox(message=_("Unable to delete mapset: %s") % str(e))
 
         dlg.Destroy()
 
@@ -856,8 +856,8 @@ def DeleteLocation(self, event):
                 self.lblocations.SetSelection(0)
                 self.OnSelectLocation(None)
                 self.lbmapsets.SetSelection(0)
-            except:
-                wx.MessageBox(message=_("Unable to delete location"))
+            except OSError as e:
+                wx.MessageBox(message=_("Unable to delete location: %s") % str(e))
 
         dlg.Destroy()
 
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ def _getDefaultMapsetName(self):
             defaultName = getpass.getuser()
             # raise error if not ascii (not valid mapset name)
             defaultName.encode("ascii")
-        except:  # whatever might go wrong
+        except Exception:  # whatever might go wrong
             defaultName = "user"
 
         return defaultName
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_manager.py b/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_manager.py
index 1c9958c9cef..6b9105b4564 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_manager.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/image2target/ii2t_manager.py
@@ -884,20 +884,6 @@ def OnSrcSelection(self, event):
         else:
             wx.FindWindowById(wx.ID_FORWARD).Enable(True)
 
-        try:
-            # set computational region to match selected map and zoom display
-            # to region
-            if maptype == "raster":
-                p = RunCommand("g.region", "raster=src_map")
-            elif maptype == "vector":
-                p = RunCommand("g.region", "vector=src_map")
-
-            if p.returncode == 0:
-                print("returncode = ", str(p.returncode))
-                self.parent.Map.region = self.parent.Map.GetRegion()
-        except:
-            pass
-
     def OnTgtRastSelection(self, event):
         """Source map to display selected"""
         global tgt_map