1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 43d1948f2f..fbd28565ed 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -466,11 +466,8 @@ exc_setup_cause(VALUE exc, VALUE cause)
 	}
     }
 #endif
-    if (!NIL_P(cause) && cause != exc && BUILTIN_TYPE(cause) != T_NODE) {
+    if (!NIL_P(cause) && cause != exc) {
 	rb_ivar_set(exc, id_cause, cause);
-	if (!rb_ivar_defined(cause, id_cause)) {
-	    rb_ivar_set(cause, id_cause, Qnil);
-	}
     }
     return exc;
 }