diff --git a/functional/tester/stresser_key.go b/functional/tester/stresser_key.go
index 7feec4637..c31b5b211 100644
--- a/functional/tester/stresser_key.go
+++ b/functional/tester/stresser_key.go
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ func (s *keyStresser) isRetryableError(err error) bool {
 	case context.Canceled.Error():
 		// from stresser.Cancel method:
 		return false
-	case grpc.ErrClientConnClosing.Error():
-		// from stresser.Cancel method:
-		return false
 	}
 
 	if status.Convert(err).Code() == codes.Unavailable {