2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 6311c7bb5b..7333382fe3 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ module.exports = {
       variables: false,
     }],
     'no-useless-call': 'error',
+    'no-useless-catch': 'error',
     'no-useless-concat': 'error',
     'no-useless-constructor': 'error',
     'no-useless-escape': 'error',
diff --git a/lib/vm.js b/lib/vm.js
index 12c4efa1a2..464724071a 100644
--- a/lib/vm.js
+++ b/lib/vm.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Script extends ContextifyScript {
     // Calling `ReThrow()` on a native TryCatch does not generate a new
     // abort-on-uncaught-exception check. A dummy try/catch in JS land
     // protects against that.
-    try {
+    try { // eslint-disable-line no-useless-catch
       super(code,
             filename,
             lineOffset,