diff --git a/src/useHoverDirty.ts b/src/useHoverDirty.ts
index 8103a495bb..e58beab313 100644
--- a/src/useHoverDirty.ts
+++ b/src/useHoverDirty.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { RefObject, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { off, on } from './misc/util';
 
 // kudos: https://usehooks.com/
-const useHoverDirty = (ref: RefObject<Element> | null, enabled: boolean = true) => {
+const useHoverDirty = (ref: RefObject<Element | null>, enabled: boolean = true) => {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-    if (ref != null && (typeof ref !== 'object' || typeof ref?.current === 'undefined')) {
+    if (typeof ref !== 'object' || typeof ref?.current === 'undefined') {
       console.error('useHoverDirty expects a single ref argument.');
     }
   }