diff --git a/src/ops/mod.rs b/src/ops/mod.rs
index 37336c451c..0ac189af92 100644
--- a/src/ops/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ops/mod.rs
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ fn with_authentication<T, F>(url: &str, mut f: F) -> Result<T, GitError>
             }
         }
 
-        Err(GitError::from_str(&msg)).unwrap()
+        Err(GitError::from_str(&msg))
     }
 }