diff --git a/libvirt-override-virStream.py b/libvirt-override-virStream.py
index 998ad41..2d716eb 100644
--- a/libvirt-override-virStream.py
+++ b/libvirt-override-virStream.py
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@
                 if type(ret) is int and ret < 0:
                     raise RuntimeError("recvAll handler returned %d" % ret)
             except BaseException:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 try:
                     self.abort()
                 except Exception:
                     pass
-                raise e
+                raise
 
     def sendAll(self, handler: Callable[['virStream', int, _T], bytes], opaque: _T) -> None:
         """
@@ -77,12 +76,11 @@
             try:
                 got = handler(self, virStorageVol.streamBufSize, opaque)
             except BaseException:
-                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 try:
                     self.abort()
                 except Exception:
                     pass
-                raise e
+                raise
 
             if not got:
                 break