diff --git a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
index cdc7c2ef9..31c49a3b2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/team-session-events/team-member-error-handler.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ async function shouldKeepPendingLiveDeliveries(
   return await isSessionActive(deps.client, sessionID)
 }
 
-function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
-  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null
-}
-
 function getMessagesData(response: unknown): unknown[] {
   if (isRecord(response) && Array.isArray(response.data)) {
     return response.data