diff --git a/classes/functions/status.ts b/classes/functions/status.ts
index d0b881c5..8e4c89e7 100644
--- a/classes/functions/status.ts
+++ b/classes/functions/status.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const parseTextMentions = async (
     text: string,
     author: User,
 ): Promise<User[]> => {
-    const mentionedPeople = [...text.matchAll(mentionValidator)] ?? [];
+    const mentionedPeople = [...text.matchAll(mentionValidator)];
     if (mentionedPeople.length === 0) {
         return [];
     }