diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
index 89f40939e7a4f3..60f1e31f94e86e 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/esm/loader.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Loader {
     if (this._resolve !== defaultResolve) {
       try {
         new URL(url);
-      } catch (e) {
+      } catch {
         throw new ERR_INVALID_RETURN_PROPERTY(
           'url', 'loader resolve', 'url', url
         );