diff --git a/django_admin_smoke_tests/tests.py b/django_admin_smoke_tests/tests.py
index 5d95069e..72964a69 100644
--- a/django_admin_smoke_tests/tests.py
+++ b/django_admin_smoke_tests/tests.py
@@ -229,15 +229,10 @@ def test_change_view(self, model, model_admin):
         request = self.get_request()
 
         # make sure no errors happen here
-        try:
-            response = model_admin.change_view(request, object_id=str(pk))
-            if response.__class__ == django.template.response.TemplateResponse:
-                response.render()
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        except PermissionDenied:
-            # this error is commonly raised by ModelAdmins that don't allow
-            # adding.
-            pass
+        response = model_admin.change_view(request, object_id=str(pk))
+        if response.__class__ == django.template.response.TemplateResponse:
+            response.render()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
 
 class AdminSiteSmokeTest(AdminSiteSmokeTestMixin, TestCase):