diff --git a/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm.go b/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm.go
index a33a0911ecb..4a5be9d1a58 100644
--- a/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm.go
+++ b/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package syncer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
-	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/sqlutil"
@@ -232,9 +231,6 @@ func (orm *orm) GetWorkflowSpec(ctx context.Context, owner, name string) (*job.W
 	var spec job.WorkflowSpec
 	err := orm.ds.GetContext(ctx, &spec, query, owner, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
-			return nil, nil // No spec found
-		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm_test.go b/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm_test.go
index 7ad013d64f3..1be4e54f472 100644
--- a/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm_test.go
+++ b/core/services/workflows/syncer/orm_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func Test_GetWorkflowSpec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("fails if no workflow spec exists", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dbSpec, err := orm.GetWorkflowSpec(ctx, "owner-123", "Test Workflow")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.Nil(t, dbSpec)
 	})
 }