diff --git a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
index c85b199..b9eabd0 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/ibase/ibase_driver.php
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
 	public function db_connect($persistent = FALSE)
 	{
 		return ($persistent === TRUE)
-			? @ibase_pconnect($this->hostname.':'.$this->database, $this->username, $this->password, $this->char_set)
-			: @ibase_connect($this->hostname.':'.$this->database, $this->username, $this->password, $this->char_set);
+			? ibase_pconnect($this->hostname.':'.$this->database, $this->username, $this->password, $this->char_set)
+			: ibase_connect($this->hostname.':'.$this->database, $this->username, $this->password, $this->char_set);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 075542a..afe80e8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
 	public function db_connect($persistent = FALSE)
 	{
 		$this->conn_id = ($persistent)
-				? @mssql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password)
-				: @mssql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
+				? mssql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password)
+				: mssql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password);
 
 		if ( ! $this->conn_id)
 		{
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 9fbd94c..396869b 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 		}
 
 		$this->conn_id = ($persistent === TRUE)
-			? @mysql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $client_flags)
-			: @mysql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, TRUE, $client_flags);
+			? mysql_pconnect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $client_flags)
+			: mysql_connect($this->hostname, $this->username, $this->password, TRUE, $client_flags);
 
 		// ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index b2d0bcc..6ab3049 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 			$mysqli->options(MYSQLI_INIT_COMMAND, 'SET SESSION sql_mode="STRICT_ALL_TABLES"');
 		}
 
-		return @$mysqli->real_connect($hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, NULL, $client_flags)
+		return $mysqli->real_connect($hostname, $this->username, $this->password, $this->database, $port, NULL, $client_flags)
 			? $mysqli : FALSE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
index 0173148..1d4e626 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 
 		try
 		{
-			return @new PDO($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password, $this->options);
+			return new PDO($this->dsn, $this->username, $this->password, $this->options);
 		}
 		catch (PDOException $e)
 		{
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 1140d50..6a22097 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	public function db_connect($persistent = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ($persistent === TRUE
-			&& ($this->conn_id = @pg_pconnect($this->dsn))
+			&& ($this->conn_id = pg_pconnect($this->dsn))
 			&& pg_connection_status($this->conn_id) === PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD
 			&& pg_ping($this->conn_id) === FALSE
 		)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$this->conn_id = @pg_connect($this->dsn);
+			$this->conn_id = pg_connect($this->dsn);
 		}
 
 		if ($this->conn_id && ! empty($this->schema))