diff --git a/Lib/tempfile.py b/Lib/tempfile.py
index ed107f4ea88..3ec6b4a3da9 100644
--- a/Lib/tempfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tempfile.py
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ def _set_cloexec(fd):
     # Fallback.  All we need is something that raises OSError if the
     # file doesn't exist.
     def _stat(fn):
-        try:
-            f = open(fn)
-        except OSError:
-            raise OSError
+        f = open(fn)
         f.close()
 
 def _exists(fn):