diff --git a/lib/internal/url.js b/lib/internal/url.js
index 2afd2db9b72f16..2bad698883631e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/url.js
+++ b/lib/internal/url.js
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Object.defineProperties(URL.prototype, {
           if (ctx.path.length > 0) {
             try {
               return (new URL(ctx.path[0])).origin;
-            } catch (err) {
+            } catch {
               // fall through... do nothing
             }
           }