diff --git a/src/scanpy/_compat.py b/src/scanpy/_compat.py
index 9ea7780b0d..68bacb7bcc 100644
--- a/src/scanpy/_compat.py
+++ b/src/scanpy/_compat.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ def old_positionals(*old_positionals: str):
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
 
-    @wraps(BaseException.add_note)
     def add_note(exc: BaseException, note: str) -> None:
         exc.add_note(note)
 else: