diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index ec22b4840..b4166bde5 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -1864,12 +1864,8 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    * @returns {Promise<number>}
    */
   async getNextNonce (address) {
-    let nonceLock
-    try {
-      nonceLock = await this.txController.nonceTracker.getNonceLock(address)
-    } finally {
-      nonceLock.releaseLock()
-    }
+    const nonceLock = await this.txController.nonceTracker.getNonceLock(address)
+    nonceLock.releaseLock()
     return nonceLock.nextNonce
   }