diff --git a/src/utility/exif-server.ts b/src/utility/exif-server.ts
index 93c06f8e..8009f068 100644
--- a/src/utility/exif-server.ts
+++ b/src/utility/exif-server.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const stripGpsFromFile = async (
   const base64 = Buffer.from(fileBytes).toString('base64');
   const base64Url = `data:image/jpeg;base64,${base64}`;
 
-  const exifObject = PiExif.load(base64Url) as Record<string, any>;
+  const exifObject = PiExif.load(base64Url);
   delete exifObject.GPS;
   const exifDataWithoutGps = PiExif.dump(exifObject);