diff --git a/internal/backend/backend_retry.go b/internal/backend/backend_retry.go
index d6d8ec0ff..45a30e468 100644
--- a/internal/backend/backend_retry.go
+++ b/internal/backend/backend_retry.go
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ func (be *RetryBackend) retry(ctx context.Context, msg string, f func() error) e
 		},
 	)
 
-	if errors.Cause(err) == context.Canceled {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	return err
 }