diff --git a/pkg/util/locode/db/continents/geojson/calls.go b/pkg/util/locode/db/continents/geojson/calls.go
index 6519b1aa8..bf85d3f87 100644
--- a/pkg/util/locode/db/continents/geojson/calls.go
+++ b/pkg/util/locode/db/continents/geojson/calls.go
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/paulmach/orb/quadtree"
-
 	locodedb "git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-node/pkg/util/locode/db"
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb"
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb/geojson"
 	"github.com/paulmach/orb/planar"
+	"github.com/paulmach/orb/quadtree"
 )
 
 const continentProperty = "Continent"
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func (db *DB) buildQuadtree() error {
 	})
 
 	for _, feature := range db.features {
-		multiPolygon := make(orb.MultiPolygon, 0)
+		var multiPolygon orb.MultiPolygon
 
 		if polygon, ok := feature.Geometry.(orb.Polygon); ok {
 			multiPolygon = append(multiPolygon, polygon)