diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
index 32e301186a..a9ffddf745 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-column/picker-column.tsx
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ export class PickerColumn implements ComponentInterface {
       }
 
       return option.value === value;
-    }) as HTMLIonPickerColumnOptionElement | undefined;
+    });
   }
 
   render() {