diff --git a/internal/blueprint/customizations.go b/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
index 3740a9d8a..c1ae0843d 100644
--- a/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
+++ b/internal/blueprint/customizations.go
@@ -407,7 +407,3 @@ func (c *Customizations) GetIgnition() *IgnitionCustomization {
 	}
 	return c.Ignition
 }
-
-func (c *IgnitionCustomization) HasIgnition() bool {
-	return c != nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
index 50b0a1db7..ed744324c 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/imagetype.go
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (t *imageType) checkOptions(customizations *blueprint.Customizations, optio
 			}
 
 			// ignition is optional, we might be using FDO
-			if customizations.Ignition.HasIgnition() {
+			if customizations.GetIgnition() != nil {
 				if customizations.GetIgnition().Embedded != nil && customizations.GetIgnition().FirstBoot != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("both ignition embedded and firstboot configurations found")
 				}