diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 36d8f503..7d563e00 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
                 "debug-test"
             ],
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "env": {
-                // Enable break on exception when debugging tests (see: tests/conftest.py)
-                "PYTEST_RAISE": "1",
-            },
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ebe9c10f..e69de29b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from typing import Any
-
-import pytest
-
-# 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