diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
index 413eb52f3e..f8e31eb99e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class ApNoteService {
 
 		const emojis = await this.extractEmojis(note.tag ?? [], actor.host).catch(e => {
 			this.logger.info(`extractEmojis: ${e}`);
-			return [] as Emoji[];
+			return [];
 		});
 
 		const apEmojis = emojis.map(emoji => emoji.name);