diff --git a/util/dict_wrappers.py b/util/dict_wrappers.py
index d017a9573..901c82857 100644
--- a/util/dict_wrappers.py
+++ b/util/dict_wrappers.py
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ class JSONPathDict(object):
     self._object = dict_value
 
   def __getitem__(self, path):
-    def raise_exception():
-      raise KeyError('Unknown path: %s' % path)
-
-    return self.get(path, not_found_handler=raise_exception)
+    return self.get(path)
 
   def get(self, path, not_found_handler=None):
     """ Returns the value found at the given path. Path is a json-path expression. """