diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index b97fe9272..d3641b0af 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
                 return issueResult.data.map((issue) => new issue_1.Issue(this.options, issue));
             }
             catch (error) {
-                const rethrow = Error(`Getting issues was blocked by the error: ${error.message}`);
-                throw error;
+                throw Error(`Getting issues was blocked by the error: ${error.message}`);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 93ee6dcbc..407aee826 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -557,10 +557,7 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
         (issue: Readonly<OctokitIssue>): Issue => new Issue(this.options, issue)
       );
     } catch (error) {
-      const rethrow = Error(
-        `Getting issues was blocked by the error: ${error.message}`
-      );
-      throw error;
+      throw Error(`Getting issues was blocked by the error: ${error.message}`);
     }
   }