diff --git a/src/_pytest/stepwise.py b/src/_pytest/stepwise.py
index 4a7e4d9b3..eb4555490 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/stepwise.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/stepwise.py
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ class StepwisePlugin:
 
         config.hook.pytest_deselected(items=already_passed)
 
-    def pytest_collectreport(self, report):
-        if self.active and report.failed:
-            self.session.shouldstop = (
-                "Error when collecting test, stopping test execution."
-            )
-
     def pytest_runtest_logreport(self, report):
         # Skip this hook if plugin is not active or the test is xfailed.
         if not self.active or "xfail" in report.keywords:
diff --git a/testing/test_stepwise.py b/testing/test_stepwise.py
index 4b018c722..a463b6828 100644
--- a/testing/test_stepwise.py
+++ b/testing/test_stepwise.py
@@ -164,10 +164,4 @@ def test_stop_on_collection_errors(broken_testdir, broken_first):
     if broken_first:
         files.reverse()
     result = broken_testdir.runpytest("-v", "--strict-markers", "--stepwise", *files)
-
-    if broken_first:
-        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
-            "*Error when collecting test, stopping test execution*"
-        )
-    else:
-        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("*errors during collection*")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("*errors during collection*")