diff --git a/app/src/lib/gitHost/gitHostFactory.ts b/app/src/lib/gitHost/gitHostFactory.ts
index 148320a46..d7dcee9f6 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/gitHost/gitHostFactory.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/gitHost/gitHostFactory.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ export class DefaultGitHostFactory implements GitHostFactory {
 				if (!this.octokit) throw new Error('Octokit not available');
 				return new GitHub(this.octokit, repo, new ProjectMetrics());
 		}
-		throw new Error('');
 	}
 }