diff --git a/apps/meteor/app/seeking-alpha/terms-of-use-violations/index.ts b/apps/meteor/app/seeking-alpha/terms-of-use-violations/index.ts
index d81771c057abb..1c460c7a1c6ac 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/app/seeking-alpha/terms-of-use-violations/index.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/app/seeking-alpha/terms-of-use-violations/index.ts
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ async function perform() {
 	}
 }
 
-async function aggregateMessagesContainingKeyword(keyword, date) {
+function aggregateMessagesContainingKeyword(keyword, date) {
 	const matchDoc = buildMongoMatchDoc(keyword, date);
 	const pipeline = buildMongoPipelineArray(matchDoc);
 
-	return await Messages.col.aggregate(
+	return Messages.col.aggregate(
 		pipeline,
 		{ readPreference: readSecondaryPreferred() }
 	).toArray();