diff --git a/yt/fields/field_info_container.py b/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
index 24a59dc10d4..9d089a2ea73 100644
--- a/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
+++ b/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def check_derived_fields(self, fields_to_check=None):
                 # other builtin errors
                 # code smells -> those are very likely bugs
                 UnboundLocalError,  # This should be fixed in #2850
-                RecursionError,
+                # RecursionError,
             ) as e:
                 if field in self._show_field_errors:
                     raise