diff --git a/docs/integrations/github/org.md b/docs/integrations/github/org.md
index 8d640e714e..1404b20559 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/github/org.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/github/org.md
@@ -270,12 +270,7 @@ const githubOrgProvider = GithubOrgEntityProvider.fromConfig(env.config, {
   /* highlight-add-start */
   userTransformer: async (user, ctx) => {
     const entity = await defaultUserTransformer(user, ctx);
-    if (
-      entity &&
-      isUserEntity(entity) &&
-      entity.spec.profile &&
-      user.organizationVerifiedDomainEmails?.length
-    ) {
+    if (entity && user.organizationVerifiedDomainEmails?.length) {
       entity.spec.profile!.email = user.organizationVerifiedDomainEmails[0];
     }
     return entity;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
index 12ab6d35e7..4c44f95b61 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/api-report.md
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ import { ScmIntegrationRegistry } from '@backstage/integration';
 import { ScmLocationAnalyzer } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend';
 import { TaskRunner } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 import { TokenManager } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { UserEntity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 // @public
 export const defaultOrganizationTeamTransformer: TeamTransformer;
 
 // @public
-export const defaultUserTransformer: UserTransformer;
+export const defaultUserTransformer: (
+  item: GithubUser,
+  _ctx: TransformerContext,
+) => Promise<UserEntity | undefined>;
 
 // @public
 export class GithubDiscoveryProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/lib/defaultTransformers.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/lib/defaultTransformers.ts
index 71613d88d2..6befd32056 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/lib/defaultTransformers.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-github/src/lib/defaultTransformers.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ export type TeamTransformer = (
  *
  * @public
  */
-export const defaultUserTransformer: UserTransformer = async (
+export const defaultUserTransformer = async (
   item: GithubUser,
-) => {
+  _ctx: TransformerContext,
+): Promise<UserEntity | undefined> => {
   const entity: UserEntity = {
     apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
     kind: 'User',