diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index f6e10463d..44fbdbda7 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -468,8 +468,7 @@ def link(path, dest, replace=False):
     path = syspath(path)
     dest = syspath(dest)
     if os.path.exists(dest) and not replace:
-        raise FilesystemError(u'file exists', 'rename', (path, dest),
-                              traceback.format_exc())
+        raise FilesystemError(u'file exists', 'rename', (path, dest))
     try:
         os.symlink(path, dest)
     except OSError: