diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_voracity2eficcom.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_voracity2eficcom.py
index ea6a1aeb..24efbf38 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_voracity2eficcom.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/adapter_voracity2eficcom.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class Voracity2EficComAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
     BASE_URL = 'http://' + SITE_DOMAIN + '/'
     LOGIN_URL = BASE_URL + 'user.php?action=login'
     VIEW_STORY_URL_TEMPLATE = BASE_URL + 'viewstory.php?sid=%d'
-    CHANGE_SKIN_URL_TEMPLATE = BASE_URL + 'user.php?skin=%s'
     METADATA_URL_SUFFIX = '&index=1'
     AGE_CONSENT_URL_SUFFIX = '&ageconsent=ok&warning=4'
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ class Voracity2EficComAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
         self._setURL(self.VIEW_STORY_URL_TEMPLATE % int(story_id))
         self.story.setMetadata('siteabbrev', self.SITE_ABBREVIATION)
 
-        self.original_skin = None
         self.is_logged_in = False
 
     def _login(self):
@@ -67,9 +65,6 @@ class Voracity2EficComAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
 
         self.is_logged_in = True
 
-    def _change_skin(self, name):
-        self._fetchUrl(self.CHANGE_SKIN_URL_TEMPLATE % name)
-
     def _customized_fetch_url(self, url, exception, parameters=None):
         try:
             data = self._fetchUrl(url, parameters)
@@ -89,14 +84,6 @@ class Voracity2EficComAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
     def getSiteURLPattern(self):
         return re.escape(self.VIEW_STORY_URL_TEMPLATE[:-2]) + r'\d+$'
 
-    # Override getStory and append our own functionality. Change the skin back
-    # to the original one if it was changed during the scraping.
-    def getStory(self):
-        story = BaseSiteAdapter.getStory(self)
-        if self.original_skin:
-            self._change_skin(self.original_skin)
-        return story
-
     def extractChapterUrlsAndMetadata(self):
         soup = self._customized_fetch_url(self.url + self.METADATA_URL_SUFFIX, urllib2.URLError)
 
@@ -119,14 +106,12 @@ class Voracity2EficComAdapter(BaseSiteAdapter):
         url = ''.join([self.url, self.METADATA_URL_SUFFIX, self.AGE_CONSENT_URL_SUFFIX])
         soup = self._customized_fetch_url(url, urllib2.URLError)
 
-        # If logged in and the skin doesn't match the required skin, change it
-        # and reload the page
+        # If logged in and the skin doesn't match the required skin throw an
+        # error
         if self.is_logged_in:
             skin = soup.find('select', {'name': 'skin'}).find('option', selected=True)['value']
             if skin != self.REQUIRED_SKIN:
-                self.original_skin = skin
-                self._change_skin(self.REQUIRED_SKIN)
-            soup = self._customized_fetch_url(url, urllib2.URLError)
+                raise exceptions.FailedToDownload('Required skin "%s" must be set in preferences' % self.REQUIRED_SKIN)
 
         pagetitle_div = soup.find('div', id='pagetitle')
         self.story.setMetadata('title', pagetitle_div.a.string)