diff --git a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
index 566549d66f2..5e6bc8b0a57 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
@@ -368,45 +368,41 @@ def _read_pyc(
     Return rewritten code if successful or None if not.
     """
     try:
-        fp = open(pyc, "rb")
-    except OSError:
-        return None
-    with fp:
-        try:
+        with open(pyc, "rb") as fp:
             stat_result = os.stat(source)
             mtime = int(stat_result.st_mtime)
             size = stat_result.st_size
             data = fp.read(16)
-        except OSError as e:
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): OSError {e}")
-            return None
-        # Check for invalid or out of date pyc file.
-        if len(data) != (16):
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (too short)")
-            return None
-        if data[:4] != importlib.util.MAGIC_NUMBER:
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (bad magic number)")
-            return None
-        if data[4:8] != b"\x00\x00\x00\x00":
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (unsupported flags)")
-            return None
-        mtime_data = data[8:12]
-        if int.from_bytes(mtime_data, "little") != mtime & 0xFFFFFFFF:
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): out of date")
-            return None
-        size_data = data[12:16]
-        if int.from_bytes(size_data, "little") != size & 0xFFFFFFFF:
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (incorrect size)")
-            return None
-        try:
-            co = marshal.load(fp)
-        except Exception as e:
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): marshal.load error {e}")
-            return None
-        if not isinstance(co, types.CodeType):
-            trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): not a code object")
-            return None
-        return co
+            # Check for invalid or out of date pyc file.
+            if len(data) != (16):
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (too short)")
+                return None
+            if data[:4] != importlib.util.MAGIC_NUMBER:
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (bad magic number)")
+                return None
+            if data[4:8] != b"\x00\x00\x00\x00":
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (unsupported flags)")
+                return None
+            mtime_data = data[8:12]
+            if int.from_bytes(mtime_data, "little") != mtime & 0xFFFFFFFF:
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): out of date")
+                return None
+            size_data = data[12:16]
+            if int.from_bytes(size_data, "little") != size & 0xFFFFFFFF:
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): invalid pyc (incorrect size)")
+                return None
+            try:
+                co = marshal.load(fp)
+            except Exception as e:
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): marshal.load error {e}")
+                return None
+            if not isinstance(co, types.CodeType):
+                trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): not a code object")
+                return None
+            return co
+    except OSError as e:
+        trace(f"_read_pyc({source}): OSError {e}")
+        return None
 
 
 def rewrite_asserts(