diff --git a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/s3.py b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/s3.py
index 754207019179b..5455bc102735b 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/s3.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/s3.py
@@ -790,10 +790,6 @@ async def is_keys_unchanged_async(
                 "FAILURE: Inactivity Period passed, not enough objects found in %s",
                 path,
             )
-            return {
-                "status": "error",
-                "message": f"FAILURE: Inactivity Period passed, not enough objects found in {path}",
-            }
         return {
             "status": "pending",
             "previous_objects": previous_objects,
diff --git a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/hooks/test_s3.py b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/hooks/test_s3.py
index af4b77fffcf86..bb5859516137f 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/hooks/test_s3.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/hooks/test_s3.py
@@ -913,9 +913,10 @@ async def test_s3_key_hook_is_keys_unchanged_async_handle_tzinfo(self, mock_list
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     @async_mock.patch("airflow.providers.amazon.aws.triggers.s3.S3Hook._list_keys_async")
-    async def test_s3_key_hook_is_keys_unchanged_inactivity_error_async(self, mock_list_keys):
+    async def test_s3_key_hook_is_keys_unchanged_inactivity_async(self, mock_list_keys):
         """
-        Test is_key_unchanged gives AirflowException.
+        Test is_key_unchanged gives False response when the key value is unchanged in specified period
+        and not enough objects found.
         """
         mock_list_keys.return_value = []
 
@@ -934,10 +935,7 @@ async def test_s3_key_hook_is_keys_unchanged_inactivity_error_async(self, mock_l
             last_activity_time=None,
         )
 
-        assert response == {
-            "status": "error",
-            "message": "FAILURE: Inactivity Period passed, not enough objects found in test_bucket/test",
-        }
+        assert response.get("status") == "pending"
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     @async_mock.patch("airflow.providers.amazon.aws.triggers.s3.S3Hook._list_keys_async")