diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/kanban/kanbanDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/kanban/kanbanDb.ts
index f27799f1e..5d6fc68f9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/kanban/kanbanDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/kanban/kanbanDb.ts
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ const addNode = (level: number, id: string, descr: string, type: number, shapeDa
       throw new Error(`No such shape: ${doc.shape}. Shape names should be lowercase.`);
     }
 
-    // if shape is defined in the yaml data, use it if it is a valid shape kanbanItem or kanbanSection
-    if (doc?.shape && (doc.shape === 'kanbanItem' || doc.shape === 'kanbanSection')) {
+    // if shape is defined in the yaml data, use it if it is a valid shape kanbanItem
+    if (doc?.shape && doc.shape === 'kanbanItem') {
       node.shape = doc?.shape;
     }
     if (doc?.label) {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
index 12ba15f39..3bd9c9dc7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/clusters.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ const roundedWithTitle = async (parent, node) => {
 
   return { cluster: shapeSvg, labelBBox: bbox };
 };
-export const kanbanSection = async (parent, node) => {
+const kanbanSection = async (parent, node) => {
   log.info('Creating subgraph rect for ', node.id, node);
   const siteConfig = getConfig();
   const { themeVariables, handDrawnSeed } = siteConfig;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
index 0dd22b113..4f6459d85 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/shapes.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import { waveRectangle } from './shapes/waveRectangle.js';
 import { windowPane } from './shapes/windowPane.js';
 import { classBox } from './shapes/classBox.js';
 import { kanbanItem } from './shapes/kanbanItem.js';
-import { kanbanSection } from './clusters.js';
 
 type ShapeHandler = <T extends SVGGraphicsElement>(
   parent: D3Selection<T>,
@@ -479,7 +478,6 @@ const generateShapeMap = () => {
     iconRounded,
     imageSquare,
     kanbanItem,
-    kanbanSection,
     anchor,
   } as const;