diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/mixin_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/mixin_test.rb
index 7ddb2bfee1..7ebdcac711 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/mixin_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/mixin_test.rb
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ class TouchTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   # Make sure Mixin.record_timestamps gets reset, even if this test fails,
   # so that other tests do not fail because Mixin.record_timestamps == false
-  rescue Exception => e
-    raise e
   ensure
     Mixin.record_timestamps = true
   end