diff --git a/xray/audit/jas/jasmanager.go b/xray/audit/jas/jasmanager.go
index 1b4ed0ff9..e8251633a 100644
--- a/xray/audit/jas/jasmanager.go
+++ b/xray/audit/jas/jasmanager.go
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ func GetExtendedScanResults(xrayResults []services.ScanResponse, dependencyTrees
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		cleanup := scanner.scannerDirCleanupFunc
-		if cleanup != nil {
-			err = errors.Join(err, cleanup())
-		}
+		err = errors.Join(err, cleanup())
 	}()
 	applicabilityScanResults, err := getApplicabilityScanResults(
 		xrayResults, dependencyTrees, scannedTechnologies, scanner)