diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index 7df2016f2..9cba4db8f 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ export default class Helpers {
           rest_total_hits_as_int: params.rest_total_hits_as_int,
           scroll_id
         }, options as TransportRequestOptionsWithMeta)
-        // @ts-expect-error
         response = r as TransportResult<T.ScrollResponse<TDocument, TAggregations>, unknown>
         assert(response !== undefined, 'The response is undefined, please file a bug report')
         if (response.statusCode !== 429) break