diff --git a/ucp/__init__.py b/ucp/__init__.py
index b8b5c67f..390fbf45 100644
--- a/ucp/__init__.py
+++ b/ucp/__init__.py
@@ -24,16 +24,8 @@
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
-    try:
-        libucx.load_library()
-        del libucx
-    except RuntimeError as err:
-        msg = (
-            "Loading 'libucx' failed. Ignore this warning on CPU-only systems, "
-            "but on a system with GPUs this could indicate a more serious issue. "
-            f"Full error: {str(err)}"
-        )
-        logger.warning(msg)
+    libucx.load_library()
+    del libucx
 
 
 from .core import *  # noqa