diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.test.ts
index 58d7d03761..1b8944fb87 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.test.ts
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@ describe('CachedEntityLoader', () => {
     expect(cache.set).not.toBeCalled();
   });
 
-  it('transforms 403 responses from catalog to undefined', async () => {
-    identity.authenticate.mockResolvedValue(identityResponse);
-    cache.get.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
-    catalog.getEntityByName.mockRejectedValue(
-      await ResponseError.fromResponse(new Response(null, { status: 403 })),
-    );
-
-    const result = await loader.load(entityName, token);
-
-    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
-  });
-
   it('uses entity ref as cache key for anonymous users', async () => {
     cache.get.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     catalog.getEntityByName.mockResolvedValue(entity);
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.ts b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.ts
index b65f51b4ab..9dd04968ee 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs-backend/src/service/CachedEntityLoader.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   stringifyEntityRef,
 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { IdentityClient } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend';
-import { ResponseError } from '@backstage/errors';
 
 export type CachedEntityLoaderOptions = {
   catalog: CatalogClient;
@@ -52,15 +51,7 @@ export class CachedEntityLoader {
       return result;
     }
 
-    try {
-      result = await this.catalog.getEntityByName(entityName, { token });
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err instanceof ResponseError && err.response.status === 403) {
-        result = undefined;
-      } else {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    }
+    result = await this.catalog.getEntityByName(entityName, { token });
 
     if (result) {
       this.cache.set(cacheKey, result, { ttl: 5000 });