diff --git a/source/tls_channel_handler.c b/source/tls_channel_handler.c
index 83955def1..5c6426872 100644
--- a/source/tls_channel_handler.c
+++ b/source/tls_channel_handler.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ int aws_tls_ctx_options_init_client_mtls_with_pkcs11(
     int custom_key_result = AWS_OP_ERR;
 
     if (pkcs11_handler == NULL) {
-        aws_raise_error(AWS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
         goto finish;
     }