diff --git a/lib/src/firebase_image.dart b/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
index 2b1813a..5be82db 100644
--- a/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
+++ b/lib/src/firebase_image.dart
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class FirebaseImage extends ImageProvider<FirebaseImage> {
   }
 
   Future<Codec> _fetchImageCodec() async {
-    return await PaintingBinding.instance!
+    return await PaintingBinding.instance
         .instantiateImageCodec(await _fetchImage());
   }