diff --git a/src/gateway/chat-display-projection.ts b/src/gateway/chat-display-projection.ts
index 354dd4811e7..1cf03f4503c 100644
--- a/src/gateway/chat-display-projection.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/chat-display-projection.ts
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export function projectChatDisplayMessages(
   );
 }
 
-export function limitChatDisplayMessages<T>(messages: T[], maxMessages?: number): T[] {
+function limitChatDisplayMessages<T>(messages: T[], maxMessages?: number): T[] {
   if (
     typeof maxMessages !== "number" ||
     !Number.isFinite(maxMessages) ||