diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/distupgrade.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/distupgrade.py
index 01b278254..f60658ba6 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/distupgrade.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/distupgrade.py
@@ -338,11 +338,7 @@ def _apt_autoremove():
 def _apt_full_upgrade():
     """Run and check if apt upgrade was successful."""
     logger.info('Running apt full-upgrade...')
-    returncode = _apt_run(['full-upgrade'])
-    if returncode:
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            'Apt full-upgrade was not successful. Distribution upgrade '
-            'will be retried at a later time.')
+    _apt_run(['full-upgrade'])
 
 
 def _unattended_upgrades_run():
diff --git a/plinth/modules/upgrades/tests/test_distupgrade.py b/plinth/modules/upgrades/tests/test_distupgrade.py
index 4a5314ed9..bfd07b87c 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/upgrades/tests/test_distupgrade.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/upgrades/tests/test_distupgrade.py
@@ -396,10 +396,6 @@ def test_apt_full_upgrade(apt_run):
     distupgrade._apt_full_upgrade()
     apt_run.assert_called_with(['full-upgrade'])
 
-    apt_run.return_value = 1
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
-        distupgrade._apt_full_upgrade()
-
 
 @patch('subprocess.run')
 def test_unatteneded_upgrades_run(run):