diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
index d8d297cd4ed..0af7b04e9c7 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/resources/Base.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
       | ClerkResourceJSON[]
       | DeletedObjectJSON
       | DeletedObjectJSON[]
-      | ClerkPaginatedResponse<ClerkResourceJSON>
-      | null,
+      | ClerkPaginatedResponse<ClerkResourceJSON>,
   >(requestInit: FapiRequestInit, opts: BaseFetchOptions = {}): Promise<FapiResponseJSON<J>> {
     if (!BaseResource.fapiClient) {
       clerkMissingFapiClientInResources();
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
 
   protected abstract fromJSON(data: ClerkResourceJSON | null): this;
 
-  protected async _baseGet<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | null>(opts: BaseFetchOptions = {}): Promise<this> {
+  protected async _baseGet<J extends ClerkResourceJSON>(opts: BaseFetchOptions = {}): Promise<this> {
     const json = await BaseResource._fetch<J>(
       {
         method: 'GET',
@@ -115,10 +114,10 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
       opts,
     );
 
-    return this.fromJSON((json?.response || json) as J);
+    return this.fromJSON(json?.response || json);
   }
 
-  protected async _baseMutate<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | null>({
+  protected async _baseMutate<J extends ClerkResourceJSON>({
     action,
     body,
     method = 'POST',
@@ -129,14 +128,14 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
       path: path || this.path(action),
       body,
     });
-    return this.fromJSON((json?.response || json) as J);
+    return this.fromJSON(json?.response || json);
   }
 
-  protected async _basePost<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | null>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<this> {
+  protected async _basePost<J extends ClerkResourceJSON>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<this> {
     return this._baseMutate<J>({ ...params, method: 'POST' });
   }
 
-  protected async _basePut<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | null>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<this> {
+  protected async _basePut<J extends ClerkResourceJSON>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<this> {
     return this._baseMutate<J>({ ...params, method: 'PUT' });
   }
 
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ export abstract class BaseResource {
     return this._baseMutate<J>({ ...params, method: 'PATCH' });
   }
 
-  protected async _baseDelete<J extends ClerkResourceJSON | null>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<void> {
+  protected async _baseDelete<J extends ClerkResourceJSON>(params: BaseMutateParams = {}): Promise<void> {
     await this._baseMutate<J>({ ...params, method: 'DELETE' });
   }