diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb b/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
index d663ec3bab4b3..51cc555231f76 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/resource.rb
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ def initialize(bottle)
     def verify_download_integrity(_filename)
       # We don't have a checksum, but we can at least try parsing it.
       tab
-    rescue Error => e
-      raise DownloadError.new(self, e)
     end
 
     def tab