diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
index 21a3d5f3ff230..637f1a48143a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
@@ -179,10 +179,8 @@ const makeMapStateToProps = () => {
       sort,
       showCheckboxes,
       // Used to determine whether the footer should show (since it is hidden if the graph is showing.)
-      graphEventId: /** `getTimeline` actually returns `TimelineModel | undefined` */ (getTimeline(
-        state,
-        id
-      ) as TimelineModel | undefined)?.graphEventId,
+      // `getTimeline` actually returns `TimelineModel | undefined`
+      graphEventId: (getTimeline(state, id) as TimelineModel | undefined)?.graphEventId,
     };
   };
   return mapStateToProps;