diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/core/emitters/udp_emitter.py b/aws_xray_sdk/core/emitters/udp_emitter.py
index bf8863af..03785a2e 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/core/emitters/udp_emitter.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/core/emitters/udp_emitter.py
@@ -60,12 +60,7 @@ def port(self):
         return self._port
 
     def _send_data(self, data):
-
-        try:
-            self._socket.sendto(data.encode('utf-8'), (self._ip,
-                                self._port))
-        except Exception:
-            raise
+        self._socket.sendto(data.encode('utf-8'), (self._ip, self._port))
 
     def _parse_address(self, daemon_address):
         try:
diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/core/models/entity.py b/aws_xray_sdk/core/models/entity.py
index 4c38a5d0..38fbe10b 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/core/models/entity.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/core/models/entity.py
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@ def serialize(self):
         Serialize to JSON document that can be accepted by the
         X-Ray backend service. It uses json to perform serialization.
         """
-        try:
-            return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), default=str)
-        except Exception:
-            raise
+        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), default=str)
 
     def to_dict(self):
         """