diff --git a/src/braket/tasks/local_quantum_task.py b/src/braket/tasks/local_quantum_task.py
index 69a0f1bd6..e8f4d4756 100644
--- a/src/braket/tasks/local_quantum_task.py
+++ b/src/braket/tasks/local_quantum_task.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 class LocalQuantumTask(QuantumTask):
     """A quantum task containing the results of a local simulation.
 
-    Since this class is instantiated with the results, cancel() and run_async() are unsupported.
+    Since this class is instantiated with the results, run_async() is unsupported.
     """
 
     def __init__(
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ def id(self) -> str:
         return str(self._id)
 
     def cancel(self) -> None:
-        """Cancel the quantum task."""
-        raise NotImplementedError("Cannot cancel completed local task")
+        """Attempt to cancel the quantum task.
+
+        Since this class is instantiated with the results, there is nothing to cancel. Attempting
+        to cancel an already completed task is not an error.
+        """
+        pass
 
     def state(self) -> str:
         return "COMPLETED"
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/tasks/test_local_quantum_task.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/tasks/test_local_quantum_task.py
index 6b583c608..1a6802e70 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/tasks/test_local_quantum_task.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/tasks/test_local_quantum_task.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ def test_result():
     assert TASK.result() == RESULT
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=NotImplementedError)
 def test_cancel():
     TASK.cancel()