diff --git a/src/hooks/useNodeDimensions.ts b/src/hooks/useNodeDimensions.ts
index 798de902..9cd512bb 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNodeDimensions.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNodeDimensions.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ function useNodeDimensions(id: string): Rect | null {
 
         return {
           ...nodeItem.positionAbsolute,
-          width: nodeItem.width,
-          height: nodeItem.height,
+          width: nodeItem.width ?? 0,
+          height: nodeItem.height ?? 0,
         };
       },
       [id]
diff --git a/src/types/nodes.ts b/src/types/nodes.ts
index e8155c45..9b876467 100644
--- a/src/types/nodes.ts
+++ b/src/types/nodes.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ export type NodeDimensionUpdate = {
 };
 
 export type NodeInternalsItem = Node & {
-  width: number;
-  height: number;
   positionAbsolute: XYPosition;
   z: number;
   handleBounds?: NodeHandleBounds;