diff --git a/internal/service/policy/service_test.go b/internal/service/policy/service_test.go
index e25f01615ace12067b7cf7cdbeef7acc481e1fda..1185c2caa4dabd112d757f1e7643b59649021bce 100644
--- a/internal/service/policy/service_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/policy/service_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestService_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// prepare test request with empty body
 	testEmptyReq := func() *goapolicy.EvaluateRequest {
-		var body interface{} = nil
+		var body interface{}
 
 		return &goapolicy.EvaluateRequest{
 			Group:      "testgroup",