diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/ext/boto_utils.py b/aws_xray_sdk/ext/boto_utils.py
index 1f1fa396..884b46f1 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/ext/boto_utils.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/ext/boto_utils.py
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ def _aws_error_handler(exception, stack, subsegment, aws_meta):
     status_code = response_metadata.get('HTTPStatusCode')
 
     subsegment.put_http_meta(http.STATUS, status_code)
-    if status_code == 429:
-        subsegment.add_throttle_flag()
-    if status_code / 100 == 4:
-        subsegment.add_error_flag()
-
     subsegment.add_exception(exception, stack, True)
 
 
@@ -131,4 +126,4 @@ def _process_descriptor(descriptor, value, aws_meta):
     if 'get_keys' in descriptor and descriptor['get_keys']:
         value = value.keys()
 
-    aws_meta[descriptor['rename_to']] = value
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+    aws_meta[descriptor['rename_to']] = value