diff --git a/lib/redis/distributed.rb b/lib/redis/distributed.rb
index 327f54cbf..ce24f2f78 100644
--- a/lib/redis/distributed.rb
+++ b/lib/redis/distributed.rb
@@ -808,8 +808,6 @@ def watch(*keys, &block)
 
         begin
           node.watch(*keys, &block)
-        rescue ConnectionError
-          raise
         rescue StandardError
           @watch_key = nil
           raise