diff --git a/pkg/plugin/handle_pod.go b/pkg/plugin/handle_pod.go
index 2b58b7c1c..5cf1c357c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/handle_pod.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/handle_pod.go
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@ func (s *PluginState) patchReservedResourcesForPod(
 	// then fall through to the normal one if that gets a conflict:
 	if !hasKnownAnnotations {
 		addPatches := []patch.Operation{
-			patch.Operation{
+			{
 				Op:    patch.OpTest,
 				Path:  "/metadata/annotations",
 				Value: (*struct{})(nil), // typed nil, so that it shows up as 'null'
 			},
-			patch.Operation{
+			{
 				Op:    patch.OpAdd,
 				Path:  "/metadata/annotations",
 				Value: struct{}{},