diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
index 38968bd1887e2..7e761614a6928 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/actions/message/send.operation.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type {
 	INodeExecutionData,
 	INodeProperties,
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import { NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import { NodeApiError, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { updateDisplayOptions } from '../../../../../utils/utilities';
 import { discordApiMultiPartRequest, discordApiRequest } from '../../transport';
 import {
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
 
 import {
 	checkAccessToChannel,
-	checkIfUserGuildMember,
 	parseDiscordError,
 	prepareEmbeds,
 	prepareErrorData,
@@ -168,7 +167,23 @@ export async function execute(
 				}) as string;
 
 				if (isOAuth2) {
-					await checkIfUserGuildMember.call(this, guildId, userId, i);
+					try {
+						await discordApiRequest.call(this, 'GET', `/guilds/${guildId}/members/${userId}`);
+					} catch (error) {
+						if (error instanceof NodeApiError && error.httpCode === '404') {
+							throw new NodeOperationError(
+								this.getNode(),
+								`User with the id ${userId} is not a member of the selected guild`,
+								{
+									itemIndex: i,
+								},
+							);
+						}
+
+						throw new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), error, {
+							itemIndex: i,
+						});
+					}
 				}
 
 				channelId = (
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
index 4d964f2ebb179..b3852f9527a4b 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Discord/v2/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -271,37 +271,6 @@ export async function checkAccessToChannel(
 	checkAccessToGuild(this.getNode(), guildId, userGuilds, itemIndex);
 }
 
-export async function checkIfUserGuildMember(
-	this: IExecuteFunctions,
-	guildId: string,
-	userId: string,
-	itemIndex = 0,
-) {
-	let lastUserId;
-	let members;
-
-	while (true) {
-		members = (await discordApiRequest.call(this, 'GET', `/guilds/${guildId}/members`, undefined, {
-			limit: 100,
-			after: lastUserId,
-		})) as Array<{ user: { id: string } }>;
-
-		if (!members?.length) {
-			throw new NodeOperationError(
-				this.getNode(),
-				`User with the id ${userId} is not a member of the selected guild`,
-				{
-					itemIndex,
-				},
-			);
-		} else if (members.some((member) => member.user.id === userId)) {
-			break;
-		} else {
-			lastUserId = members[members.length - 1].user.id;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 export async function setupChannelGetter(this: IExecuteFunctions, userGuilds: IDataObject[]) {
 	const isOAuth2 = this.getNodeParameter('authentication', 0) === 'oAuth2';