diff --git a/pytest_bdd/scenario.py b/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
index e9990fd..927f4d5 100644
--- a/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
+++ b/pytest_bdd/scenario.py
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@ test_publish_article = scenario(
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import collections
 import os
 import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, cast
 
 import pytest
-from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureLookupError, FixtureManager, FixtureRequest, call_fixture_func
+from _pytest.fixtures import FixtureManager, FixtureRequest, call_fixture_func
 
 from . import exceptions
 from .feature import get_feature, get_features
-from .steps import StepFunctionContext, get_step_fixture_name, inject_fixture
+from .steps import StepFunctionContext, inject_fixture
 from .utils import CONFIG_STACK, get_args, get_caller_module_locals, get_caller_module_path
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -54,18 +53,6 @@ def find_argumented_step_function(name: str, type_: str, fixturemanager: Fixture
     return None
 
 
-def _find_step_function(request: FixtureRequest, step: Step, scenario: Scenario) -> StepFunctionContext:
-    """Match the step defined by the parser."""
-    # Could not find a fixture with the same name, let's see if there is a parser involved
-    step_func_context = find_argumented_step_function(step.name, step.type, request._fixturemanager)
-    if step_func_context is None:
-        raise exceptions.StepDefinitionNotFoundError(
-            f"Step definition is not found: {step}. "
-            f'Line {step.line_number} in scenario "{scenario.name}" in the feature "{scenario.feature.filename}"'
-        )
-    return step_func_context
-
-
 def _execute_step_function(
     request: FixtureRequest, scenario: Scenario, step: Step, context: StepFunctionContext
 ) -> None:
@@ -120,13 +107,17 @@ def _execute_scenario(feature: Feature, scenario: Scenario, request: FixtureRequ
     request.config.hook.pytest_bdd_before_scenario(request=request, feature=feature, scenario=scenario)
 
     for step in scenario.steps:
-        try:
-            step_func_context = _find_step_function(request, step, scenario)
-        except exceptions.StepDefinitionNotFoundError as exception:
-            request.config.hook.pytest_bdd_step_func_lookup_error(
-                request=request, feature=feature, scenario=scenario, step=step, exception=exception
+        context = find_argumented_step_function(step.name, step.type, request._fixturemanager)
+        if context is None:
+            exc = exceptions.StepDefinitionNotFoundError(
+                f"Step definition is not found: {step}. "
+                f'Line {step.line_number} in scenario "{scenario.name}" in the feature "{scenario.feature.filename}"'
             )
-            raise
+            request.config.hook.pytest_bdd_step_func_lookup_error(
+                request=request, feature=feature, scenario=scenario, step=step, exception=exc
+            )
+            raise exc
+        step_func_context = context
 
         try:
             _execute_step_function(request, scenario, step, step_func_context)