diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gitlab/gitlab-sync-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gitlab/gitlab-sync-fns.ts
index 571f51aaf..8decf9fbd 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gitlab/gitlab-sync-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sync/gitlab/gitlab-sync-fns.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ const createGitLabVariable = async ({
         environmentScope: payload.environmentScope,
         protected: payload.protected,
         masked: payload.masked,
-        // @ts-expect-error type
         ...(payload.masked_and_hidden && { masked_and_hidden: payload.masked_and_hidden }),
         raw: false
       });