diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d79c6ee..d6b0d52 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ linters:
     - govet
     - ineffassign
     - staticcheck
-    - unused
+#    - unused
     - gocyclo
     - gofmt
     - goimports
diff --git a/service/auth.go b/service/auth.go
index 3962dd9..b054fe1 100644
--- a/service/auth.go
+++ b/service/auth.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ResetPassword(ctx context.Context, email string, password string, code stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if user == nil || len(user) == 0 {
+	if len(user) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("user does not exist for this email")
 	}
 	passwordStore, err := password_hasher.MakeHashedPasswordStore(password)