diff --git a/includes/Classifai/Helpers.php b/includes/Classifai/Helpers.php
index 494d64b96..60c31fdcf 100644
--- a/includes/Classifai/Helpers.php
+++ b/includes/Classifai/Helpers.php
@@ -589,10 +589,7 @@ function sanitize_number_of_responses_field( string $key, array $new_settings, a
 function get_classification_feature_enabled( string $classify_by ): bool {
 	$settings = ( new Classification() )->get_settings();
 
-	return filter_var(
-		isset( $settings[ $classify_by ] ) ?? false,
-		FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN
-	);
+	return ( ! empty( $settings[ $classify_by ] ) );
 }
 
 /**