diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/alpha/featureDiscoveryServiceFactory.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/alpha/featureDiscoveryServiceFactory.ts
index 1ef7170766..07d5c4627d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/alpha/featureDiscoveryServiceFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/alpha/featureDiscoveryServiceFactory.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class PackageDiscoveryService implements FeatureDiscoveryService {
         exportedModulePaths.push(
           require.resolve(`${name}/alpha`, { paths: [packageDir] }),
         );
-      } catch (e) {
+      } catch {
         /* ignore */
       }