diff --git a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
index c8d43c47198..b4609a67561 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/pushErrorHandler.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ async function handlePushError(repository: Repository, remote: Remote, refspec:
 
 		await repository.push('origin', localName, true);
 
-		return [octokit, ghRepository];
+		return [octokit, ghRepository] as const;
 	});
 
 	// yield
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ async function handlePushError(repository: Repository, remote: Remote, refspec:
 					title = commit.message.replace(/\n.*$/m, '');
 				}
 
-				// TODO: mjbvz: TS 4.5 workaround
-				const res = await (octokit as any).pulls.create({
+				const res = await octokit.pulls.create({
 					owner,
 					repo,
 					title,