diff --git a/great_expectations/expectations/expectation.py b/great_expectations/expectations/expectation.py
index 259e4863e883..d198a3784d94 100644
--- a/great_expectations/expectations/expectation.py
+++ b/great_expectations/expectations/expectation.py
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@ def _register_renderer_functions(cls) -> None:
         expectation_type: str = camel_to_snake(cls.__name__)
 
         for candidate_renderer_fn_name in dir(cls):
-            attr_obj: Callable = getattr(cls, candidate_renderer_fn_name)
+            attr_obj: Callable | None = getattr(cls, candidate_renderer_fn_name, None)
+            # attrs are not guaranteed to exist https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/functions.html#dir
+            if attr_obj is None:
+                continue
             if not hasattr(attr_obj, "_renderer_type"):
                 continue
             register_renderer(object_name=expectation_type, parent_class=cls, renderer_fn=attr_obj)