diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
index 632633730..1f672d17b 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowDb.ts
@@ -962,7 +962,6 @@ You have to call mermaid.initialize.`
       case 'round':
         return 'roundedRect';
       case 'ellipse':
-        // @ts-expect-error -- Ellipses are broken, see https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/5976
         return 'ellipse';
       default:
         return vertex.type;