diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/generate.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/generate.ts
index 12df3c2cf45dff..23a803588164fb 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/generate.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/generate.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export async function generateUpdate(
 
   const newPatch = versioning.getPatch(newVersion);
 
-  // istanbul ignore next
   if (
     update.newDigest &&
     currentDigest !== update.newDigest &&