diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
index 3b59160bb17ac3..d8b031fd7ae5ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis/RuleContext.java
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ private Artifact internalCreateOutputArtifact(
     return switch (outputFileKind) {
       case FILE -> getDerivedArtifact(rootRelativePath, root);
       case FILESET -> getAnalysisEnvironment().getFilesetArtifact(rootRelativePath, root);
-      default -> throw new IllegalStateException();
     };
   }