diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Hooks/BasicAgentHook.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Hooks/BasicAgentHook.cs
index 03e7bb68..64113c10 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Hooks/BasicAgentHook.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Hooks/BasicAgentHook.cs
@@ -66,13 +66,7 @@ public class BasicAgentHook : AgentHookBase
         var innerUtilities = utilities!.Where(x =>
         {
             var isVisible = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Name) && !x.Disabled;
-            if (!isVisible)
-            {
-                return isVisible;
-            }
-
-            isVisible = agentService.RenderUtility(agent, x);
-            return isVisible;
+            return isVisible && agentService.RenderUtility(agent, x);
         }).ToList();
 
         var functionNames = innerUtilities.SelectMany(x => x.Functions)
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Services/AgentService.Rendering.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Services/AgentService.Rendering.cs
index 89979663..f160a211 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Services/AgentService.Rendering.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Agents/Services/AgentService.Rendering.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using BotSharp.Abstraction.Loggers;
 using BotSharp.Abstraction.Templating;
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace BotSharp.Core.Agents.Services;