diff --git a/scripts/format b/scripts/format
index bc9f8697..c8c105d0 100755
--- a/scripts/format
+++ b/scripts/format
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const staged = async () => {
 
   const existing = await asyncFilter(
     files,
-    async ({ filename }) => await exists(filename)
+    ({ filename }) => exists(filename)
   );
 
   if (!existing.length) {
diff --git a/scripts/run-staged-pkg b/scripts/run-staged-pkg
index b5a3c2b0..b4772c84 100755
--- a/scripts/run-staged-pkg
+++ b/scripts/run-staged-pkg
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const runLintAndGitAdd = async (staged, pkgs) => {
 
   const existing = await asyncFilter(
     staged,
-    async ({ filename }) => await exists(filename)
+    ({ filename }) => exists(filename)
   );
 
   const checksums = await map(existing, async file => {