diff --git a/src/routes/view/validate/+server.ts b/src/routes/view/validate/+server.ts
index 188eb01ba2..4fbd7d2abc 100644
--- a/src/routes/view/validate/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/view/validate/+server.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { validateViewJSONAgainstSchema } from '../../../utilities/view';
 export const POST: RequestHandler = async event => {
   try {
     const body = await event.request.json();
-    const { errors, valid } = await validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(body);
+    const { errors, valid } = validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(body);
     if (!valid) {
       return json({ errors, valid });
     } else {
diff --git a/src/utilities/effects.ts b/src/utilities/effects.ts
index 7b3f8f9d76..d73c0b3e35 100644
--- a/src/utilities/effects.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/effects.ts
@@ -6514,7 +6514,7 @@ const effects = {
 
   async validateViewJSON(unValidatedView: unknown): Promise<{ errors?: string[]; valid: boolean }> {
     try {
-      const { errors, valid } = await validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(unValidatedView);
+      const { errors, valid } = validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(unValidatedView);
       return {
         errors:
           errors?.map(error => {
diff --git a/src/utilities/view.test.ts b/src/utilities/view.test.ts
index a759d4bfff..657d94592a 100644
--- a/src/utilities/view.test.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/view.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('generateDefaultView', () => {
         { name: 'resource2', schema: { items: { type: 'boolean' }, type: 'series' } },
       ],
     );
-    const { valid, errors } = await validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(view.definition);
+    const { valid, errors } = validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(view.definition);
     expect(errors).to.deep.equal([]);
     expect(valid).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('generateDefaultViewWithEvents', () => {
     const view = generateDefaultView([], [], [{ name: 'external-event-type_1' }, { name: 'external-event-type_2' }]);
 
     // validate against schema
-    const { valid, errors } = await validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(view.definition);
+    const { valid, errors } = validateViewJSONAgainstSchema(view.definition);
     expect(errors).to.deep.equal([]);
     expect(valid).toBe(true);