diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
index 51d261327..33b6b9610 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ template withWriteLock(lock: AsyncLock, body: untyped): untyped =
 template withEOFExceptions(body: untyped): untyped =
   try:
       body
-  except CancelledError as exc:
-    raise exc
   except LPStreamEOFError as exc:
     trace "muxed connection EOF", exc = exc.msg
   except LPStreamClosedError as exc:
diff --git a/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
index 366bc44eb..b536c9a6a 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ proc init*(C: type ChronosStream,
 template withExceptions(body: untyped) =
   try:
     body
-  except CancelledError as exc:
-    raise exc
   except TransportIncompleteError:
     # for all intents and purposes this is an EOF
     raise newLPStreamEOFError()