diff --git a/lib/setup.php b/lib/setup.php
index dd163234f59..c7b702169ec 100644
--- a/lib/setup.php
+++ b/lib/setup.php
@@ -1164,10 +1164,6 @@ initialise_local_config_cache();
 $pluginswithfunction = get_plugins_with_function('after_config', 'lib.php');
 foreach ($pluginswithfunction as $plugins) {
     foreach ($plugins as $function) {
-        try {
-            $function();
-        } catch (Throwable $e) {
-            debugging("Exception calling '$function'", DEBUG_DEVELOPER, $e->getTrace());
-        }
+        $function();
     }
 }