diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/iam.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/iam.py
index 9a4408ff..680e64c0 100644
--- a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/iam.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/iam.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ def retry_throttled(exception):
         if exception.response['Error']['Code'] == 'NoSuchEntity':
             return False
 
-    if isinstance(exception, botocore.errorfactory.NoSuchEntityException):
-        return False
-
     metrics.send('iam_retry', 'counter', 1)
     return True