1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/cache.py b/synapse/config/cache.py
index 63310c8d07..2db8cfb005 100644
--- a/synapse/config/cache.py
+++ b/synapse/config/cache.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
 import attr
 
 from synapse.types import JsonDict
-from synapse.util.check_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
+from synapse.util.check_dependencies import check_requirements
 
 from ._base import Config, ConfigError
 
@@ -159,12 +159,7 @@ class CacheConfig(Config):
 
         self.track_memory_usage = cache_config.get("track_memory_usage", False)
         if self.track_memory_usage:
-            try:
-                check_requirements("cache_memory")
-            except DependencyException as e:
-                raise ConfigError(
-                    e.message  # noqa: B306, DependencyException.message is a property
-                )
+            check_requirements("cache_memory")
 
         expire_caches = cache_config.get("expire_caches", True)
         cache_entry_ttl = cache_config.get("cache_entry_ttl", "30m")