diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/libs/format_utils.ts b/frontend/javascripts/libs/format_utils.ts
index e56f0e1a28..9b29e05edb 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/libs/format_utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/libs/format_utils.ts
@@ -513,9 +513,12 @@ export function formatBytes(nbytes: number) {
 }
 
 export function formatVoxels(voxelCount: number) {
-  if (voxelCount == null || !Number.isFinite(voxelCount)) {
+  if (voxelCount == null) {
     return "";
   }
+  if (!Number.isFinite(voxelCount)) {
+    return "Infinity";
+  }
   if (voxelCount > 2 ** 50) {
     return `${(voxelCount / 2 ** 50).toPrecision(4)} PVx`;
   }
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/accessors/dataset_accessor.ts b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/accessors/dataset_accessor.ts
index 006efbbbb6..fc863b0a36 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/accessors/dataset_accessor.ts
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/model/accessors/dataset_accessor.ts
@@ -351,28 +351,13 @@ function getDatasetExtentAsProduct(extent: {
   height: number;
   depth: number;
 }) {
-  const safeMultiply = (a: number, b: number) => {
-    const result = a * b;
-    if (!Number.isFinite(result)) {
-      throw new Error("Dataset extent product exceeds maximum safe number");
-    }
-    return result;
-  };
-  return safeMultiply(safeMultiply(extent.width, extent.height), extent.depth);
+  return extent.width * extent.height * extent.depth;
 }
 export function getDatasetExtentInVoxelAsProduct(dataset: APIDataset) {
-  try {
-    return getDatasetExtentAsProduct(getDatasetExtentInVoxel(dataset));
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
-  }
+  return getDatasetExtentAsProduct(getDatasetExtentInVoxel(dataset));
 }
 export function getDatasetExtentInUnitAsProduct(dataset: APIDataset) {
-  try {
-    return getDatasetExtentAsProduct(getDatasetExtentInUnit(dataset));
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(e);
-  }
+  return getDatasetExtentAsProduct(getDatasetExtentInUnit(dataset));
 }
 export function determineAllowedModes(settings?: Settings): {
   preferredMode: APIAllowedMode | null | undefined;
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/dataset_info_tab_view.tsx b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/dataset_info_tab_view.tsx
index 545f630e4b..fd95bc5dfc 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/dataset_info_tab_view.tsx
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/right-border-tabs/dataset_info_tab_view.tsx
@@ -131,20 +131,17 @@ export function DatasetExtentRow({ dataset }: { dataset: APIDataset }) {
   const extentInLength = getDatasetExtentAsString(dataset, false);
   const extentProductInVx = getDatasetExtentInVoxelAsProduct(dataset);
   const extentProductInUnit = getDatasetExtentInUnitAsProduct(dataset);
-  const formattedExtentinUnit =
-    extentProductInUnit != null
-      ? formatNumberToVolume(
-          extentProductInUnit,
-          LongUnitToShortUnitMap[dataset.dataSource.scale.unit],
-        )
-      : "Unable to calculate";
+  const formattedExtentinUnit = formatNumberToVolume(
+    extentProductInUnit,
+    LongUnitToShortUnitMap[dataset.dataSource.scale.unit],
+  );
 
   const renderDSExtentTooltip = () => {
     return (
       <div>
         Dataset extent:
         <br />
-        {extentProductInVx != null ? formatVoxels(extentProductInVx) : "Unable to calculate"}
+        {formatVoxels(extentProductInVx)}
         <br />
         {formattedExtentinUnit}
       </div>