diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jigasi/JigasiDetector.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jigasi/JigasiDetector.kt
index bfef1021c..1f24fd191 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jigasi/JigasiDetector.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/jigasi/JigasiDetector.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import org.jitsi.jicofo.JicofoConfig
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.metrics.JicofoMetricsContainer
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.BaseBrewery
 import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.XmppProvider
-import org.jitsi.jicofo.xmpp.muc.ChatRoom
 import org.jitsi.utils.OrderedJsonObject
 import org.jitsi.utils.logging2.createLogger
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.colibri.ColibriStatsExtension
@@ -98,11 +97,6 @@ open class JigasiDetector(
         transcriberCount.set(getInstanceCount { it.supportsTranscription() }.toLong())
     }
 
-    fun hasTranscriber(chatRoom: ChatRoom?): Boolean {
-        return chatRoom?.members?.any { member -> member.isTranscriber }
-            ?: false
-    }
-
     /**
      * The companion object is necessary for the implicit call to this.createLogger() in the super constructor!
      */
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/JigasiIqHandler.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/JigasiIqHandler.kt
index bc45e5360..c77df821d 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/JigasiIqHandler.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/JigasiIqHandler.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class JigasiIqHandler(
         exclude: List<Jid> = emptyList()
     ) {
         val selector = if (request.iq.destination == "jitsi_meet_transcribe") {
-            if (jigasiDetector.hasTranscriber(conference.chatRoom)) {
+            if (conference.hasTranscriber()) {
                 logger.warn("Request failed, transcriber already available: ${request.iq.toStringOpt()}")
                 IQ.createErrorResponse(
                     request.iq,
@@ -256,3 +256,5 @@ class JigasiIqHandler(
         }
     }
 }
+
+private fun JitsiMeetConference.hasTranscriber(): Boolean = this.chatRoom?.members?.any { it.isTranscriber } ?: false