diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/enos/enos_config.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/enos/enos_config.py
index 3a316570cb2..2271d39c319 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/enos/enos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/enos/enos_config.py
@@ -183,10 +183,7 @@ def get_running_config(module):
 def get_candidate(module):
     candidate = NetworkConfig(indent=1)
     if module.params['src']:
-        try:
-            candidate.loadfp(module.params['src'])
-        except IOError:
-            candidate.load(module.params['src'])
+        candidate.load(module.params['src'])
     elif module.params['lines']:
         parents = module.params['parents'] or list()
         candidate.add(module.params['lines'], parents=parents)