diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nntp.el b/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
index 615a3c931bf..25289655bf2 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nntp.el
@@ -331,9 +331,7 @@ retried once before actually displaying the error report."
     (when nntp-record-commands
       (nntp-record-command "*** CALLED nntp-report ***"))
 
-    (nnheader-report 'nntp args)
-
-    (apply #'error args)))
+    (nnheader-report 'nntp args)))
 
 (defsubst nntp-copy-to-buffer (buffer start end)
   "Copy string from unibyte current buffer to multibyte buffer."