diff --git a/js/src/shell/js.cpp b/js/src/shell/js.cpp
index 7a955bf5ab..356ad0a78c 100644
--- a/js/src/shell/js.cpp
+++ b/js/src/shell/js.cpp
@@ -4266,16 +4266,10 @@ AbortDynamicModuleImport(JSContext* cx, unsigned argc, Value* vp)
         return ReportArgumentTypeError(cx, args[2], "PromiseObject");
     }
 
-    if (!args[3].isObject() || !args[3].toObject().is<ErrorObject>()) {
-        return ReportArgumentTypeError(cx, args[3], "ErrorObject");
-    }
-
     RootedString specifier(cx, args[1].toString());
     Rooted<PromiseObject*> promise(cx, &args[2].toObject().as<PromiseObject>());
-    Rooted<ErrorObject*> error(cx, &args[3].toObject().as<ErrorObject>());
 
-    Rooted<Value> value(cx, ObjectValue(*error));
-    cx->setPendingException(value);
+    cx->setPendingException(args[3]);
     return js::FinishDynamicModuleImport(cx, args[0], specifier, promise);
 }