diff --git a/cli/app/remove.go b/cli/app/remove.go
index a04e0586..1c9adaa4 100644
--- a/cli/app/remove.go
+++ b/cli/app/remove.go
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ var appRemoveCommand = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		secrets := make(map[string]string)
-		secretNames := []string{}
+		var secretNames []string
 
 		for _, cont := range secretList {
 			secrets[cont.Spec.Annotations.Name] = cont.ID // we have to map the names to ID's
 			secretNames = append(secretNames, cont.Spec.Annotations.Name)
 		}
 
-		secretNamesToRemove := secretNames
+		var secretNamesToRemove []string
 		if !internal.Force {
 			secretsPrompt := &survey.MultiSelect{
 				Message: "Which secrets do you want to remove?",
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ var appRemoveCommand = &cli.Command{
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		vols := []string{}
+		var vols []string
 		for _, vol := range volumeList {
 			vols = append(vols, vol.Name)
 		}
 
 		if Volumes {
-			removeVols := vols
+			var removeVols []string
 			if !internal.Force {
 				volumesPrompt := &survey.MultiSelect{
 					Message: "Which volumes do you want to remove?",