diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index e93fd7fb9..8ee301344 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class DependencyWalker {
 
 					dir = parentDir;
 				}
-			} catch (e) {
+			} catch {
 				// Give up! Who knows where the `package.json` is…
 			}
 		}