diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/test-qapi.py b/tests/qapi-schema/test-qapi.py
index b3d1e1dbce..5a26ef3aa3 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/test-qapi.py
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/test-qapi.py
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ try:
     exprs = parse_schema(sys.stdin)
 except SystemExit:
     raise
-except:
-    print >>sys.stderr, "Crashed:", sys.exc_info()[0]
-    exit(1)
 
 pprint(exprs)
 pprint(enum_types)