diff --git a/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle/import.rb b/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle/import.rb
index 5fcbb1ced88167..09ffcef544c709 100644
--- a/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle/import.rb
+++ b/ext/fiddle/lib/fiddle/import.rb
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ def dlload(*libs)
         when Importer
           lib.handlers
         else
-          begin
-            Fiddle.dlopen(lib)
-          rescue DLError
-            raise(DLError, "can't load #{lib}")
-          end
+          Fiddle.dlopen(lib)
         end
       }.flatten()
       @handler = CompositeHandler.new(handles)