diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/ContactImport/index.native.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/ContactImport/index.native.tsx
index e10ea7f19939..5a16b15bb02b 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/ContactImport/index.native.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/ContactImport/index.native.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {RESULTS} from 'react-native-permissions';
 import type {PermissionStatus} from 'react-native-permissions';
 import {requestContactPermission} from '@pages/iou/request/ContactPermission';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
-import type {ContactImportResult, DeviceContact} from './types';
+import type {ContactImportResult} from './types';
 
 function contactImport(): Promise<ContactImportResult> {
     let permissionStatus: PermissionStatus = RESULTS.UNAVAILABLE;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function contactImport(): Promise<ContactImportResult> {
                     CONST.DEVICE_CONTACT.IMAGE_DATA,
                 ]);
             }
-            return [] as DeviceContact[];
+            return [];
         })
         .then((deviceContacts) => ({
             contactList: Array.isArray(deviceContacts) ? deviceContacts : [],