diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
index 35a0df6c5..0e242f04c 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-fns.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const isApproversValid = async ({
         subject(ProjectPermissionSub.Secrets, { environment: envSlug, secretPath })
       );
     }
-  } catch (err) {
+  } catch {
     return false;
   }
   return true;