diff --git a/swift/common/db.py b/swift/common/db.py
index 5a34c154a9..6d50516076 100644
--- a/swift/common/db.py
+++ b/swift/common/db.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ class DatabaseBroker(object):
         elif 'file is encrypted or is not a database' in str(exc_value):
             exc_hint = 'corrupted'
         else:
-            raise exc_type(*exc_value.args), None, exc_traceback
+            raise exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback
         prefix_path = os.path.dirname(self.db_dir)
         partition_path = os.path.dirname(prefix_path)
         dbs_path = os.path.dirname(partition_path)