diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
index 0f6dbe5b04..230922ef0b 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,11 @@ export class PullRequestsDashboardProvider {
     private readonly azureDevOpsApi: AzureDevOpsApi,
   ) {}
 
-  public static async create(
+  public static create(
     logger: Logger,
     azureDevOpsApi: AzureDevOpsApi,
-  ): Promise<PullRequestsDashboardProvider> {
+  ): PullRequestsDashboardProvider {
     const provider = new PullRequestsDashboardProvider(logger, azureDevOpsApi);
-    try {
-      await provider.readTeams();
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.warn(`Failed to load azure team information, ${error}`);
-    }
     return provider;
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
index f41209e4ff..bb4baabfd3 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const azureDevOpsApi =
     options.azureDevOpsApi || new AzureDevOpsApi(logger, webApi);
 
-  const pullRequestsDashboardProvider =
-    await PullRequestsDashboardProvider.create(logger, azureDevOpsApi);
+  const pullRequestsDashboardProvider = PullRequestsDashboardProvider.create(
+    logger,
+    azureDevOpsApi,
+  );
 
   const router = Router();
   router.use(express.json());