diff --git a/.changeset/remove-bare-catch-rethrow.md b/.changeset/remove-bare-catch-rethrow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1f75164d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/remove-bare-catch-rethrow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Removed bare catch-and-rethrow blocks that served no purpose.
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/cluster-locator/index.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/cluster-locator/index.ts
index 8437c81f45..25e1101d21 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/cluster-locator/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/cluster-locator/index.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@ class CombinedClustersSupplier implements KubernetesClustersSupplier {
   }): Promise<ClusterDetails[]> {
     const clusters = await Promise.all(
       this.clusterSuppliers.map(supplier => supplier.getClusters(options)),
-    )
-      .then(res => {
-        return res.flat();
-      })
-      .catch(e => {
-        throw e;
-      });
+    ).then(res => {
+      return res.flat();
+    });
     return this.warnDuplicates(clusters);
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
index 01b556e6c2..c620490cf2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-cloud/src/actions/bitbucketCloudPullRequest.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ const getDefaultBranch = async (opts: {
   apiBaseUrl: string;
 }): Promise<string> => {
   const { workspace, repo, authorization, apiBaseUrl } = opts;
-  let response: Response;
 
   const options: RequestInit = {
     method: 'GET',
@@ -209,14 +208,10 @@ const getDefaultBranch = async (opts: {
     },
   };
 
-  try {
-    response = await fetch(
-      `${apiBaseUrl}/repositories/${workspace}/${repo}`,
-      options,
-    );
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw error;
-  }
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `${apiBaseUrl}/repositories/${workspace}/${repo}`,
+    options,
+  );
 
   const { mainbranch } = await response.json();
   const defaultBranch = mainbranch.name;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
index ecafe4434c..9d75f304a4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/actions/bitbucketServerPullRequest.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ const getDefaultBranch = async (opts: {
   apiBaseUrl: string;
 }) => {
   const { project, repo, authorization, apiBaseUrl } = opts;
-  let response: Response;
 
   const options: RequestInit = {
     method: 'GET',
@@ -223,14 +222,10 @@ const getDefaultBranch = async (opts: {
     },
   };
 
-  try {
-    response = await fetch(
-      `${apiBaseUrl}/projects/${project}/repos/${repo}/default-branch`,
-      options,
-    );
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw error;
-  }
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `${apiBaseUrl}/projects/${project}/repos/${repo}/default-branch`,
+    options,
+  );
 
   const { displayId } = await response.json();
   const defaultBranch = displayId;