diff --git a/pkg/innerring/indexer.go b/pkg/innerring/indexer.go
index 5d0a87d64..45135a57b 100644
--- a/pkg/innerring/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/innerring/indexer.go
@@ -110,15 +110,11 @@ func (s *innerRingIndexer) AlphabetIndex() (int32, error) {
 
 // keyPosition returns "-1" if key is not found in the list, otherwise returns
 // index of the key.
-func keyPosition(key *keys.PublicKey, list keys.PublicKeys) (result int32) {
-	result = -1
-
+func keyPosition(key *keys.PublicKey, list keys.PublicKeys) int32 {
 	for i := range list {
 		if key.Equal(list[i]) {
-			result = int32(i)
-			break
+			return int32(i)
 		}
 	}
-
-	return result
+	return -1
 }