diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/lists/delete.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/lists/delete.ts
index 384b7d7132..5a7613c98a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/lists/delete.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/lists/delete.ts
@@ -30,18 +30,14 @@ export const paramDef = {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
 export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
-	while (await UserLists.findOneBy({
+	const userList = await UserLists.findOneBy({
+		id: ps.listId,
 		userId: user.id,
-	}) != null) {
-		const userList = await UserLists.findOneBy({
-			// id: ps.listId,
-			userId: user.id,
-		});
+	});
 
-		if (userList == null) {
-			throw new ApiError(meta.errors.noSuchList);
-		}
-
-		await UserLists.delete(userList.id);
+	if (userList == null) {
+		throw new ApiError(meta.errors.noSuchList);
 	}
+
+	await UserLists.delete(userList.id);
 });