diff --git a/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py b/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
index 20cc83e86b435..59f30cd4e6e8f 100644
--- a/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
+++ b/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ def safe_import(mod_name: str, min_version: str | None = None):
         mod = __import__(mod_name)
     except ImportError:
         return False
-    except SystemError:
-        # TODO: numba is incompatible with numpy 1.24+.
-        # Once that's fixed, this block should be removed.
-        if mod_name == "numba":
-            return False
-        else:
-            raise
 
     if not min_version:
         return mod