diff --git a/pkg/lint/runner.go b/pkg/lint/runner.go
index 1faeb315a92d..22777ed4070f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/runner.go
@@ -234,10 +234,6 @@ func (r *Runner) processIssues(issues []result.Issue, sw *timeutils.Stopwatch, s
 			statPerProcessor[p.Name()] = stat
 			issues = newIssues
 		}
-
-		if issues == nil {
-			issues = []result.Issue{}
-		}
 	}
 
 	return issues