diff --git a/src/neighbor/Glue.cxx b/src/neighbor/Glue.cxx
index 4c6a08c9a..6d3e8fa5d 100644
--- a/src/neighbor/Glue.cxx
+++ b/src/neighbor/Glue.cxx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ NeighborGlue::Open()
 
 			std::throw_with_nested(FormatRuntimeError("Failed to open neighblor plugin '%s'",
 								  i->name.c_str()));
-			throw;
 		}
 	}
 }