diff --git a/libs/util/shared/src/lib/utils/remove-whitespace.ts b/libs/util/shared/src/lib/utils/remove-whitespace.ts
index 696d88f457..053514cd52 100644
--- a/libs/util/shared/src/lib/utils/remove-whitespace.ts
+++ b/libs/util/shared/src/lib/utils/remove-whitespace.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const removeWhitespace = function (str: string): string {
-  return str ? str.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim() : undefined
+  return str?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim()
 }