diff --git a/nomad/plan_apply.go b/nomad/plan_apply.go
index e909dbe8e..f48d7c4fb 100644
--- a/nomad/plan_apply.go
+++ b/nomad/plan_apply.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (p *planner) applyPlan(plan *structs.Plan, result *structs.PlanResult, snap
 	}
 
 	var evals []*structs.Evaluation
-	for preemptedJobID, _ := range preemptedJobIDs {
+	for preemptedJobID := range preemptedJobIDs {
 		job, _ := p.State().JobByID(nil, preemptedJobID.Namespace, preemptedJobID.ID)
 		if job != nil {
 			eval := &structs.Evaluation{