diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index efd8162..684be49 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -71780,18 +71780,13 @@ function parseNodeVersionFile(contents) {
         core.warning('Node version file is not JSON file');
     }
     if (!nodeVersion) {
-        try {
-            const found = contents.match(/^(?:nodejs\s+)?v?(?<version>[^\s]+)$/m);
-            nodeVersion = (_c = found === null || found === void 0 ? void 0 : found.groups) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.version;
-            if (!nodeVersion)
-                throw new Error();
-        }
-        catch (err) {
-            // In the case of an unknown format,
-            // return as is and evaluate the version separately.
-            nodeVersion = contents.trim();
-        }
+        const found = contents.match(/^(?:nodejs\s+)?v?(?<version>[^\s]+)$/m);
+        nodeVersion = (_c = found === null || found === void 0 ? void 0 : found.groups) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.version;
     }
+    // In the case of an unknown format,
+    // return as is and evaluate the version separately.
+    if (!nodeVersion)
+        nodeVersion = contents.trim();
     return nodeVersion;
 }
 exports.parseNodeVersionFile = parseNodeVersionFile;
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 1e5e562..bd9c842 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -506,18 +506,14 @@ export function parseNodeVersionFile(contents: string): string {
   }
 
   if (!nodeVersion) {
-    try {
-      const found = contents.match(/^(?:nodejs\s+)?v?(?<version>[^\s]+)$/m);
-      nodeVersion = found?.groups?.version;
-
-      if (!nodeVersion) throw new Error();
-    } catch (err) {
-      // In the case of an unknown format,
-      // return as is and evaluate the version separately.
-      nodeVersion = contents.trim();
-    }
+    const found = contents.match(/^(?:nodejs\s+)?v?(?<version>[^\s]+)$/m);
+    nodeVersion = found?.groups?.version;
   }
 
+  // In the case of an unknown format,
+  // return as is and evaluate the version separately.
+  if (!nodeVersion) nodeVersion = contents.trim();
+
   return nodeVersion as string;
 }