diff --git a/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py b/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
index 47244b688..22eec1809 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/assertion/util.py
@@ -132,13 +132,9 @@ def isiterable(obj: Any) -> bool:
     try:
         iter(obj)
         return not istext(obj)
+    except TypeError:
+        return False
     except Exception as e:
-        if (
-            isinstance(e, TypeError)
-            and (len(e.args) == 1)
-            and "iter() returned non-iterator of type" in str(e.args[0])
-        ):
-            return False
         raise ValueError(f"Unexpected exception {e!r} while testing object {obj!r}")
 
 
diff --git a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
index d85c8bed6..b4e3e5d53 100644
--- a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
+++ b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class TestAssertionRewrite:
         def f() -> None:
             class A:
                 def __iter__(self):
-                    raise TypeError("user message")
+                    raise ValueError()
 
                 def __eq__(self, o: object) -> bool:
                     return self is o