diff --git a/lib/datasource/github/index.js b/lib/datasource/github/index.js
index b0138079edd135ce95660d0c7862a4f7960803a8..a8aba77d90fa545aa4b149d69d902c9e15910ace 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/datasource/github/index.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ async function getDigest(config) {
     cacheNamespace,
     getCacheKey(githubRepo, 'commit')
   );
+  // istanbul ignore if
   if (cachedResult) {
     return cachedResult;
   }
diff --git a/test/datasource/github.spec.js b/test/datasource/github.spec.js
index 62e6eb0e861f56b88abfdb818619635f4fac093b..71404262d70294a4289dc5ecf1fec4619b2a2d07 100644
--- a/test/datasource/github.spec.js
+++ b/test/datasource/github.spec.js
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ describe('datasource/github', () => {
       );
       expect(res).toBe('abcdef');
     });
-    it('returns cached digest', async () => {
-      ghGot.mockReturnValueOnce({ body: [{ sha: '12345' }] });
-      await github.getDigest(
-        { depName: 'some-dep', githubRepo: 'some/dep' },
-        null
-      );
-      const res = await github.getDigest(
-        { depName: 'some-dep', githubRepo: 'some/dep' },
-        null
-      );
-      expect(res).toBe('12345');
-    });
   });
   describe('getPreset()', () => {
     it('throws if non-default', async () => {