diff --git a/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/contact.py b/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/contact.py
index 1b314e5c890b..1d9db58f882b 100644
--- a/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/contact.py
+++ b/frappe/contacts/doctype/contact/contact.py
@@ -332,13 +332,9 @@ def get_contact_with_phone_number(number):
 	return contacts[0].parent if contacts else None
 
 
-def get_contact_name(email_id: str) -> str | None:
-	"""Return the contact ID for the given email ID."""
-	for contact_id in frappe.get_all(
-		"Contact Email", filters={"email_id": email_id, "parenttype": "Contact"}, pluck="parent"
-	):
-		if frappe.db.exists("Contact", contact_id):
-			return contact_id
+def get_contact_name(email_id):
+	contact = frappe.get_all("Contact Email", filters={"email_id": email_id}, fields=["parent"], limit=1)
+	return contact[0].parent if contact else None
 
 
 def get_contacts_linking_to(doctype, docname, fields=None):