diff --git a/src/file/xml-components/xml-component.ts b/src/file/xml-components/xml-component.ts
index e4176a3a91..f1e76aa797 100644
--- a/src/file/xml-components/xml-component.ts
+++ b/src/file/xml-components/xml-component.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@ export abstract class XmlComponent extends BaseXmlComponent {
             .filter((comp) => comp !== undefined); // Exclude undefined
         // If we only have a single IXmlableObject in our children array and it
         // represents our attributes, use the object itself as our children to
-        // avoid an unneeded XML close element.  (Note: We have to use this
-        // function to get typescript to allow our check.)
+        // avoid an unneeded XML close element.
         // Additionally, if the array is empty, use an empty object as our
         // children in order to get an empty XML element generated.
-        const onlyAttrs = (c) => typeof c === "object" && c._attr;
         return {
-            [this.rootKey]: children.length ? (children.length === 1 && onlyAttrs(children[0]) ? children[0] : children) : EMPTY_OBJECT,
+            [this.rootKey]: children.length ? (children.length === 1 && children[0]?._attr ? children[0] : children) : EMPTY_OBJECT,
         };
     }