diff --git a/cmd/es-index-cleaner/app/index_client_test.go b/cmd/es-index-cleaner/app/index_client_test.go
index 5327a3a2111..fadd5f634d7 100644
--- a/cmd/es-index-cleaner/app/index_client_test.go
+++ b/cmd/es-index-cleaner/app/index_client_test.go
@@ -133,10 +133,7 @@ func TestClientGetIndices(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				sort.Slice(indices, func(i, j int) bool {
-					if strings.Compare(indices[i].Index, indices[j].Index) < 0 {
-						return true
-					}
-					return false
+					return strings.Compare(indices[i].Index, indices[j].Index) < 0
 				})
 				assert.Equal(t, test.indices, indices)
 			}