diff --git a/ethdb/database.go b/ethdb/database.go
index 30f047e2cf..75cc545f77 100644
--- a/ethdb/database.go
+++ b/ethdb/database.go
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-var (
-	// ErrNotFound is the errorcode if the requested key does not exist.
-	ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
-)
+// ErrNotFound is the errorcode if the requested key does not exist.
+var ErrNotFound = errors.New("not found")
 
 // KeyValueReader wraps the Has and Get method of a backing data store.
 type KeyValueReader interface {