diff --git a/lib/events.js b/lib/events.js
index ff1648d6aa13e7..e59ff3f04dd93b 100644
--- a/lib/events.js
+++ b/lib/events.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ EventEmitter.prototype.emit = function emit(type, ...args) {
           value: enhanceStackTrace.bind(null, er, capture),
           configurable: true
         });
-      } catch (e) {}
+      } catch {}
 
       // Note: The comments on the `throw` lines are intentional, they show
       // up in Node's output if this results in an unhandled exception.