diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 85868225b..481d4361a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import base64
-import os
 import time
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -336,24 +335,6 @@ def mock_jwks_fetch(json_web_keyset: JWK):
     return patch("jwt.PyJWKClient.fetch_data", mock)
 
 
-# Prevent pytest from catching exceptions when debugging in vscode so that break on
-# exception works correctly (see: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/7409)
-if os.getenv("PYTEST_RAISE", "0") == "1":
-
-    @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
-    def pytest_exception_interact(call: pytest.CallInfo[Any]):
-        if call.excinfo is not None:
-            raise call.excinfo.value
-        else:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"{call} has no exception data, an unknown error has occurred"
-            )
-
-    @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
-    def pytest_internalerror(excinfo: pytest.ExceptionInfo[Any]):
-        raise excinfo.value
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def mock_numtracker_server() -> Iterable[responses.RequestsMock]:
     query_working = {