diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 9990d0e888e1c5..6963ef41307397 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ function getErrMessage(message, fn) {
     errorCache.set(identifier, message);
 
     return message;
-  } catch (e) {
-  // Invalidate cache to prevent trying to read this part again.
+  } catch {
+    // Invalidate cache to prevent trying to read this part again.
     errorCache.set(identifier, undefined);
   } finally {
     // Reset limit.