diff --git a/packages/ripple-tide-publication/utils/processMenu.ts b/packages/ripple-tide-publication/utils/processMenu.ts
index 697da7d791..ced1940112 100644
--- a/packages/ripple-tide-publication/utils/processMenu.ts
+++ b/packages/ripple-tide-publication/utils/processMenu.ts
@@ -17,37 +17,27 @@ const parseChildren = (node: indexNode, route: RouteRecord): indexNode[] => {
   )
 }
 
-const transformNode = (node: indexNode, route: RouteRecord): indexNode[] => {
-  const parent: indexNode = {
-    text: node.text,
-    url: node.url,
-    id: node.id,
-    active: node.url === route.path,
-    items: undefined
-  }
-
-  return [parent, ...parseChildren(node, route)]
+const processMenu = (res: indexNode, route: RouteRecord): indexNode[] => {
+  return [
+    {
+      text: res.text,
+      url: res.url,
+      id: res.id,
+      active: res.url === route.path,
+      items: undefined
+    },
+    ...((res.items || []).map(
+      (child: indexNode): indexNode => ({
+        text: child.text,
+        url: child.url,
+        id: child.id,
+        active: route.path.includes(child.url),
+        items:
+          // Group chapter together (child with its children)
+          child.items ? parseChildren(child, route) : undefined
+      })
+    ) as any[])
+  ]
 }
 
-const processMenu = (res: indexNode, route: RouteRecord): indexNode[] => [
-  {
-    text: res.text,
-    url: res.url,
-    id: res.id,
-    active: res.url === route.path,
-    items: undefined
-  },
-  ...((res.items || []).map(
-    (child: indexNode): indexNode => ({
-      text: child.text,
-      url: child.url,
-      id: child.id,
-      active: route.path.includes(child.url),
-      items:
-        // Group chapter together (child with its children)
-        child.items ? transformNode(child, route) : undefined
-    })
-  ) as any[])
-]
-
 export { type indexNode, processMenu }