diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigator/styles.ts b/packages/components/src/navigator/styles.ts
index d0a4d87dbbe16f..8ec5f11da16d3a 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigator/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigator/styles.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const navigatorScreenAnimation = ( {
 	isRTL,
 }: NavigatorScreenAnimationProps ) => {
 	if ( isInitial && ! isBack ) {
-		return css``;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	const animationName =