diff --git a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/Safe/VetoerSet/OwnerGuard.sol b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/Safe/VetoerSet/OwnerGuard.sol
index 57de4360ca8d5..27a1c8440c963 100644
--- a/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/Safe/VetoerSet/OwnerGuard.sol
+++ b/packages/contracts-bedrock/src/Safe/VetoerSet/OwnerGuard.sol
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ contract OwnerGuard is ISemver, BaseGuard {
 
         // Set the initial `maxOwnerCount`, to the greater between `INITIAL_MAX_OWNER_COUNT` and the current owner
         // count.
-        uint256 ownerCount = _safe.getOwners().length;
-        maxOwnerCount = uint8(FixedPointMathLib.max(INITIAL_MAX_OWNER_COUNT, ownerCount));
+        maxOwnerCount = FixedPointMathLib.max(INITIAL_MAX_OWNER_COUNT, _safe.getOwners().length);
     }
 
     /// @notice Inherited hook from the `Guard` interface that is run right before the transaction is executed