diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index 7a1c42f96e..7290bacc80 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ func (ec *Client) TransactionInBlock(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash,
 // Note that the receipt is not available for pending transactions.
 func (ec *Client) TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error) {
     var r *types.Receipt
-    err := ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &r, "eth_getTransactionReceipt", txHash)
-    if err != nil {
+    if err := ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &r, "eth_getTransactionReceipt", txHash); err != nil {
         return nil, err
     }
     if r == nil {