diff --git a/schema.py b/schema.py
index d2376a0..fc4449e 100644
--- a/schema.py
+++ b/schema.py
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ def validate(self, data):
                 return s.validate(data)
             except SchemaError as x:
                 raise SchemaError([None] + x.autos, [e] + x.errors)
-            except BaseException as x:
-                raise SchemaError('%r.validate(%r) raised %r' % (s, data, x),
-                                 self._error)
         if type(s) is type:
             if isinstance(data, s):
                 return data