diff --git a/obspy/core/util/decorator.py b/obspy/core/util/decorator.py
index 129d65529f8..7eb3793148f 100644
--- a/obspy/core/util/decorator.py
+++ b/obspy/core/util/decorator.py
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
                 raise unittest.SkipTest(str(e))
         # general except to be able to generally reraise
         except Exception as e:
-            pass
-        raise
+            raise
     return new_func