diff --git a/rethinkdb/_import.py b/rethinkdb/_import.py
index 032c57c2..3a72a555 100755
--- a/rethinkdb/_import.py
+++ b/rethinkdb/_import.py
@@ -372,9 +372,6 @@ def batches(self, batch_size=None, warning_queue=None):
             if self.indexes:
                 self.restore_indexes(warning_queue)
 
-            # -
-            raise e
-
     def setup_file(self, warning_queue=None):
         raise NotImplementedError("Subclasses need to implement this")