diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
index 9253fd2d4b5..b7a12e7c548 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tuya/__init__.py
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ def setup(hass, config, retry_delay=FIRST_RETRY_TIME):
     try:
         tuya.init(username, password, country_code, platform)
     except RequestsConnectionError as ex:
-        if "NewConnectionError" not in str(ex):
-            raise ex
 
         _LOGGER.warning(
             "Connection error during integration setup. Will retry in %s seconds",