diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
index 0b087ede0e9410..386090aa3ce09f 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function lookupUpdates(
   const res: UpdateResult = {
     updates: [],
     warnings: [],
-  } as any;
+  };
   try {
     logger.trace({ dependency: packageName, currentValue }, 'lookupUpdates');
     // Use the datasource's default versioning if none is configured
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/types.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/types.ts
index 14f1187c629cd7..5d20ea72bc1e80 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/types.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/types.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type {
   RenovateConfig,
   ValidationMessage,
 } from '../../../../config/types';
-import type { Release } from '../../../../modules/datasource/types';
 import type {
   LookupUpdate,
   RangeConfig,
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ export interface UpdateResult {
   isSingleVersion?: boolean;
   skipReason?: SkipReason;
   registryUrl?: string;
-  releases: Release[];
   fixedVersion?: string;
   updates: LookupUpdate[];
   warnings: ValidationMessage[];