diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/publish_topic_to_category.rb b/app/jobs/regular/publish_topic_to_category.rb
index 9127b6841e7..a98f0dddff9 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/publish_topic_to_category.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/publish_topic_to_category.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module Jobs
   class PublishTopicToCategory < Jobs::Base
     def execute(args)
       topic_timer = TopicTimer.find_by(id: args[:topic_timer_id] || args[:topic_status_update_id])
-      raise Discourse::InvalidParameters.new(:topic_timer_id) if topic_timer.blank?
+      return if topic_timer.blank?
 
       topic = topic_timer.topic
       return if topic.blank?
diff --git a/spec/jobs/publish_topic_to_category_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/publish_topic_to_category_spec.rb
index ebb5e79663b..84158e9adb8 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/publish_topic_to_category_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/publish_topic_to_category_spec.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ RSpec.describe Jobs::PublishTopicToCategory do
     SiteSetting.queue_jobs = true
   end
 
-  describe 'when topic_timer_id is invalid' do
-    it 'should raise the right error' do
-      expect { described_class.new.execute(topic_timer_id: -1) }
-        .to raise_error(Discourse::InvalidParameters)
-    end
-  end
-
   describe 'when topic has been deleted' do
     it 'should not publish the topic to the new category' do
       freeze_time 1.hour.ago