diff --git a/scripts/magic_static.py b/scripts/magic_static.py
index 660e679..90d6f3d 100644
--- a/scripts/magic_static.py
+++ b/scripts/magic_static.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 
-try:
-    with open("/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc", "rb") as f:
-        data = f.read()
-except:
-    data = bytes([])
+with open("/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc", "rb") as f:
+    data = f.read()
 
 print("char magic_database_buffer[%d] = {%s};" % (len(data), ",".join(str(int(b)) for b in data)))