diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5d7f9f876..23cd942da 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const asymmetricMatcher =
 
 export function isAsymmeyricMatcher(expected: unknown): expected is ExpectWebdriverIO.PartialMatcher {
     return (
-        typeof expected === 'object' &&
         typeof expected === 'object' &&
         expected &&
         '$$typeof' in expected &&