diff --git a/scenario/test_server_cfn_init.py b/scenario/test_server_cfn_init.py
index d3ee7ee..7ed6082 100644
--- a/scenario/test_server_cfn_init.py
+++ b/scenario/test_server_cfn_init.py
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
         try:
             self._wait_for_resource_status(
                 sid, 'WaitCondition', 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        except (exceptions.StackResourceBuildErrorException,
-                exceptions.TimeoutException) as e:
-            raise e
         finally:
             # attempt to log the server console regardless of WaitCondition
             # going to complete. This allows successful and failed cloud-init
@@ -87,9 +84,9 @@
                     server_ip, username='ec2-user')
                 linux_client.validate_authentication()
             except (exceptions.ServerUnreachable,
-                    exceptions.SSHTimeout) as e:
+                    exceptions.SSHTimeout):
                 self._log_console_output(servers=[server])
-                raise e
+                raise
 
     def test_server_cfn_init(self):
         """Check cfn-init and cfn-signal availability on the created server.
diff --git a/scenario/test_server_software_config.py b/scenario/test_server_software_config.py
index 75de02e..ec12fda 100644
--- a/scenario/test_server_software_config.py
+++ b/scenario/test_server_software_config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 from heatclient.common import template_utils
 import six
 
-from heat_integrationtests.common import exceptions
 from heat_integrationtests.scenario import scenario_base
 
 CFG1_SH = '''#!/bin/sh
@@ -69,9 +68,6 @@
             for res in ('dep2a', 'dep2b', 'dep1', 'dep3'):
                 self._wait_for_resource_status(
                     sid, res, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        except (exceptions.StackResourceBuildErrorException,
-                exceptions.TimeoutException) as e:
-            raise e
         finally:
             # attempt to log the server console regardless of deployments
             # going to complete. This allows successful and failed boot