diff --git a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableOperations.java b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableOperations.java
index 81157e91b3b2..3705f92bd546 100644
--- a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableOperations.java
+++ b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/dynamodb/DynamoDbTableOperations.java
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ protected void doCommit(TableMetadata base, TableMetadata metadata) {
           io().deleteFile(newMetadataLocation);
         }
       } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-        LOG.error("Fail to cleanup metadata file at {}", newMetadataLocation, e);
-        throw e;
+        LOG.error("Failed to cleanup metadata file at {}", newMetadataLocation, e);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/glue/GlueTableOperations.java b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/glue/GlueTableOperations.java
index a9132bbdb623..c45dbccb3974 100644
--- a/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/glue/GlueTableOperations.java
+++ b/aws/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/aws/glue/GlueTableOperations.java
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@ void cleanupMetadataAndUnlock(CommitStatus commitStatus, String metadataLocation
         io().deleteFile(metadataLocation);
       }
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      LOG.error("Fail to cleanup metadata file at {}", metadataLocation, e);
-      throw e;
+      LOG.error("Failed to cleanup metadata file at {}", metadataLocation, e);
     } finally {
       if (lockManager != null) {
         lockManager.release(commitLockEntityId, metadataLocation);
diff --git a/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java b/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
index bc9053c59f2e..c937aada0ee1 100644
--- a/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
+++ b/hive-metastore/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/hive/HiveTableOperations.java
@@ -578,8 +578,7 @@ private void cleanupMetadataAndUnlock(CommitStatus commitStatus, String metadata
         io().deleteFile(metadataLocation);
       }
     } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-      LOG.error("Fail to cleanup metadata file at {}", metadataLocation, e);
-      throw e;
+      LOG.error("Failed to cleanup metadata file at {}", metadataLocation, e);
     } finally {
       unlock(lockId);
       tableLevelMutex.unlock();