diff --git a/elastic_transport/_node/_http_httpx.py b/elastic_transport/_node/_http_httpx.py
index 8ca4263..ecbb0b0 100644
--- a/elastic_transport/_node/_http_httpx.py
+++ b/elastic_transport/_node/_http_httpx.py
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ async def perform_request(  # type: ignore[override]
                     headers=dict(resolved_headers),
                     timeout=request_timeout,
                 )
-            resp.raise_for_status()
             response_body = resp.read()
             duration = time.perf_counter() - start
         except RERAISE_EXCEPTIONS + BUILTIN_EXCEPTIONS: