diff --git a/packages/editor/src/plugins/list/handlers/listOnBackspace.ts b/packages/editor/src/plugins/list/handlers/listOnBackspace.ts
index 74a19cc109..17238b2621 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/plugins/list/handlers/listOnBackspace.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/plugins/list/handlers/listOnBackspace.ts
@@ -11,24 +11,23 @@ import type { ShortcutHandler } from "../../../core";
 import { LIST_ELEMENT_TYPE, LIST_ITEM_ELEMENT_TYPE } from "../listTypes";
 import { hasNodeOfType } from "../../../queries/hasNodeOfType";
 import { getCurrentBlock } from "../../../queries/getCurrentBlock";
-import { isListItemElement } from "../queries/listElementQueries";
 
+// This function only has one purpose: to remove a list item when the user presses backspace at the start of a list item.
+// Can probably be simplified further.
 export const listOnBackspace: ShortcutHandler = (editor, event) => {
-  if (!editor.selection || !hasNodeOfType(editor, LIST_ELEMENT_TYPE)) return false;
+  if (!editor.selection || !Range.isCollapsed(editor.selection) || !hasNodeOfType(editor, LIST_ELEMENT_TYPE))
+    return false;
 
   const entry = getCurrentBlock(editor, LIST_ITEM_ELEMENT_TYPE);
   if (!entry) return false;
 
-  const [currentItemNode, currentItemPath] = entry;
-  if (isListItemElement(currentItemNode) && Range.isCollapsed(editor.selection)) {
-    // Check that cursor is not expanded.
-    const [, firstItemNodePath] = editor.node([...currentItemPath, 0]);
-    // If cursor is placed at start of first item child
-    if (Point.equals(Range.start(editor.selection), editor.start(firstItemNodePath))) {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      Transforms.liftNodes(editor, { at: currentItemPath });
-      return true;
-    }
+  const [, currentItemPath] = entry;
+  // Check that cursor is not expanded.
+  // If cursor is placed at start of first item child
+  if (Point.equals(Range.start(editor.selection), editor.start(currentItemPath.concat(0)))) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    Transforms.liftNodes(editor, { at: currentItemPath });
+    return true;
   }
   return false;
 };