diff --git a/test/types/queries.test.ts b/test/types/queries.test.ts
index 23ae0424cb..3f22400fa6 100644
--- a/test/types/queries.test.ts
+++ b/test/types/queries.test.ts
@@ -863,5 +863,5 @@ async function gh15786() {
   }
 
   const schema = new Schema<IDoc, Model<IDoc>, {}, {}, {}, DocStatics>({});
-  schema.static({ m1() {} } as DocStatics);
+  schema.static({ m1() {} });
 }