diff --git a/kafka/errors.py b/kafka/errors.py
index bea1c814f..0c572890c 100644
--- a/kafka/errors.py
+++ b/kafka/errors.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class KafkaConnectionError(KafkaError):
 
 
 class KafkaProtocolError(KafkaError):
-    retriable = True
+    pass
 
 
 class CorrelationIdError(KafkaProtocolError):