diff --git a/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py b/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
index 6fa7ae1950..5ba27d63f1 100644
--- a/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ def construct_backend(backend, **kwargs) -> Backend:  # pylint: disable=R1710
         # pylint: disable=unsupported-membership-test
         if provider not in e.msg:
             raise e
-        raise_error(
-            MissingBackend,
+        raise MissingBackend(
             f"The '{backend}' backends' provider is not available. Check that a Python "
             + f"package named '{provider}' is installed, and it is exposing valid Qibo "
             + "backends.",