diff --git a/playwright/e2e/crypto/utils.ts b/playwright/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
index c6a8ed831ea..7474c5a4354 100644
--- a/playwright/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
+++ b/playwright/e2e/crypto/utils.ts
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ export async function deleteCachedSecrets(page: Page) {
     await page.evaluate(async () => {
         const removeCachedSecrets = new Promise((resolve) => {
             const request = window.indexedDB.open("matrix-js-sdk::matrix-sdk-crypto");
-            request.onsuccess = async (event: Event & { target: { result: IDBDatabase } }) => {
+            request.onsuccess = (event: Event & { target: { result: IDBDatabase } }) => {
                 const db = event.target.result;
                 const request = db.transaction("core", "readwrite").objectStore("core").delete("private_identity");
                 request.onsuccess = () => {