diff --git a/search/search.go b/search/search.go
index e9265ae9..e3e0a5b6 100644
--- a/search/search.go
+++ b/search/search.go
@@ -47,15 +47,7 @@ type Locations []*Location
 type TermLocationMap map[string]Locations
 
 func (t TermLocationMap) AddLocation(term string, location *Location) {
-	existingLocations, exists := t[term]
-	if exists {
-		existingLocations = append(existingLocations, location)
-		t[term] = existingLocations
-	} else {
-		locations := make(Locations, 1)
-		locations[0] = location
-		t[term] = locations
-	}
+	t[term] = append(t[term], location)
 }
 
 type FieldTermLocationMap map[string]TermLocationMap