diff --git a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
index 96389d8b2d..d3bcd2e382 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment-view/segment-view.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class SegmentView implements ComponentInterface {
     });
   };
 
-  private getSegmentButtons(): HTMLIonSegmentButtonElement[] | [] {
+  private getSegmentButtons(): HTMLIonSegmentButtonElement[] {
     const { segmentEl } = this;
 
     if (!segmentEl) {
diff --git a/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx b/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
index 08ded86aa3..01f1fcd1b8 100644
--- a/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/segment/segment.tsx
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class Segment implements ComponentInterface {
     this.ionChange.emit({ value });
   }
 
-  private getButtons(): HTMLIonSegmentButtonElement[] | [] {
+  private getButtons(): HTMLIonSegmentButtonElement[] {
     return Array.from(this.el.querySelectorAll('ion-segment-button'));
   }