diff --git a/.changeset/old-times-double.md b/.changeset/old-times-double.md
deleted file mode 100644
index b3e1afd6b..000000000
--- a/.changeset/old-times-double.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@graphprotocol/graph-ts': patch
----
-
-changed log(CRITICAL) return type to `never` for compiler flow analysis
diff --git a/packages/ts/index.ts b/packages/ts/index.ts
index a49880384..19da31744 100644
--- a/packages/ts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ts/index.ts
@@ -101,10 +101,8 @@ export namespace log {
    * @param msg Format string a la "Value = {}, other = {}".
    * @param args Format string arguments.
    */
-  export function critical(msg: string, args: Array<string>): never {
-    const message = format(msg, args);
-    log(Level.CRITICAL, message);
-    throw new Error(message);
+  export function critical(msg: string, args: Array<string>): void {
+    log(Level.CRITICAL, format(msg, args));
   }
 
   /**