diff --git a/_pytest/fixtures.py b/_pytest/fixtures.py
index 28bcd4d8d7e..c5bf7538648 100644
--- a/_pytest/fixtures.py
+++ b/_pytest/fixtures.py
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ def getfixturemarker(obj):
     exceptions."""
     try:
         return getattr(obj, "_pytestfixturefunction", None)
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        raise
     except Exception:
         # some objects raise errors like request (from flask import request)
         # we don't expect them to be fixture functions