diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tufrootverify.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tufrootverify.go
index 224edd6c9..811e9458c 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tufrootverify.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/tufrootverify/tufrootverify.go
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ func tufRootVerify(mirror, root string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read root file %s: %w", root, err)
 	}
-	opts, err := verification.GitHubTUFOptions()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	opts := verification.GitHubTUFOptions()
 	opts.Root = rb
 	opts.RepositoryBaseURL = mirror
 	// The purpose is the verify the TUF root and repository, make
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/sigstore.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/sigstore.go
index 0f99313cc..e9e57dd3b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/sigstore.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/sigstore.go
@@ -172,10 +172,7 @@ func newCustomVerifier(trustedRootFilePath string) (*verify.SignedEntityVerifier
 }
 
 func newGitHubVerifier() (*verify.SignedEntityVerifier, error) {
-	opts, err := GitHubTUFOptions()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	opts := GitHubTUFOptions()
 	client, err := tuf.New(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TUF client: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf.go
index b92f2bf5a..ad4b43670 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ func DefaultOptionsWithCacheSetting() *tuf.Options {
 	return opts
 }
 
-func GitHubTUFOptions() (*tuf.Options, error) {
+func GitHubTUFOptions() *tuf.Options {
 	opts := DefaultOptionsWithCacheSetting()
 
 	opts.Root = githubRoot
 	opts.RepositoryBaseURL = GitHubTUFMirror
 
-	return opts, nil
+	return opts
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf_test.go b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf_test.go
index 04327075b..348f9b222 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/attestation/verification/tuf_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestGitHubTUFOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Setenv("CODESPACES", "true")
-	opts, err := GitHubTUFOptions()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	opts := GitHubTUFOptions()
 
 	require.Equal(t, GitHubTUFMirror, opts.RepositoryBaseURL)
 	require.NotNil(t, opts.Root)