diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
index 52c84d657b..f128e6274b 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ import {
 
 import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { msw, renderInTestApp } from '@backstage/test-utils';
-import { GithubDeploymentsApiClient, githubDeploymentsApiRef } from '../api';
+import {
+  GithubDeployment,
+  GithubDeploymentsApiClient,
+  githubDeploymentsApiRef,
+} from '../api';
 import { githubDeploymentsPlugin } from '../plugin';
 import { GithubDeploymentsCard } from './GithubDeploymentsCard';
 
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ import {
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node';
 import { graphql } from 'msw';
 import { GithubDeploymentsTable } from './GithubDeploymentsTable';
+import { Box } from '@material-ui/core';
 
 jest.mock('@backstage/plugin-catalog-react', () => ({
   useEntity: () => {
@@ -173,12 +178,16 @@ describe('github-deployments', () => {
         return parsedPayload?.target || 'unknown';
       };
 
+      const extraColumn = {
+        title: 'Target',
+        render: (row: GithubDeployment): JSX.Element => (
+          <Box>{renderTargetFromPayload(row.payload)}</Box>
+        ),
+      };
+
       const columns = [
         ...GithubDeploymentsTable.defaultDeploymentColumns,
-        GithubDeploymentsTable.columns.createPayloadColumn(
-          'Target',
-          renderTargetFromPayload,
-        ),
+        extraColumn,
       ];
 
       const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/columns.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/columns.tsx
index e1a9fc180b..94d60e9b5f 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/columns.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/columns.tsx
@@ -88,13 +88,3 @@ export function createLastUpdatedColumn(): TableColumn<GithubDeployment> {
     ),
   };
 }
-
-export function createCustomColumn(
-  title: string,
-  render: (payload: GithubDeployment) => JSX.Element,
-): TableColumn<GithubDeployment> {
-  return {
-    title: title,
-    render: (deployment: GithubDeployment) => render(deployment),
-  };
-}