diff --git a/src/internal/webawesome-element.ts b/src/internal/webawesome-element.ts
index e585ba361..17e2364ed 100644
--- a/src/internal/webawesome-element.ts
+++ b/src/internal/webawesome-element.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export class WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement
       this.addEventListener('invalid', this.emitInvalid);
     }
   }
+  states: CustomStateSet;
 
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
@@ -493,7 +494,6 @@ export class WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement
   // Custom states
   addCustomState(state: string) {
     try {
-      // @ts-expect-error CustomStateSet doesn't exist in TS yet.
       (this.internals.states as Set<string>).add(state);
     } catch (_) {
       // Without this, test suite errors.
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ export class WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement
 
   deleteCustomState(state: string) {
     try {
-      // @ts-expect-error CustomStateSet doesn't exist in TS yet.
       (this.internals.states as Set<string>).delete(state);
     } catch (_) {
       // Without this, test suite errors.
@@ -531,7 +530,6 @@ export class WebAwesomeFormAssociatedElement
     let bool = false;
 
     try {
-      // @ts-expect-error CustomStateSet doesn't exist in TS yet.
       bool = (this.internals.states as Set<string>).has(state);
     } catch (_) {
       // Without this, test suite errors.