diff --git a/src/registrar/views/domain.py b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
index b13a7ab43..d0fa8952e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/domain.py
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ class DomainSecurityEmailView(DomainPermission, FormMixin, DetailView):
         """The form is valid, call setter in model."""
 
         # Set the security email from the form
-        new_email = ""
-        try:
-            new_email = form.cleaned_data["security_email"]
-        except KeyError:
-            pass
+        new_email = form.cleaned_data["security_email"]
         domain = self.get_object()
         domain.set_security_email(new_email)