diff --git a/gitdb/db/loose.py b/gitdb/db/loose.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
#
# This module is part of GitDB and is released under
# the New BSD License: https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/
from gitdb.db.base import (
    FileDBBase,
    ObjectDBR,
@@ -90,10 +92,8 @@ def readable_db_object_path(self, hexsha):
        """
        :return: readable object path to the object identified by hexsha
        :raise BadObject: If the object file does not exist"""
-        try:
            return self._hexsha_to_file[hexsha]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
        # END ignore cache misses

        # try filesystem