diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index d1613f6..d69438e 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func cleanAndExpandPath(path string) string {
 // removeDuplicateAddresses returns a new slice with all duplicate entries in
 // addrs removed.
 func removeDuplicateAddresses(addrs []string) []string {
-	result := make([]string, 0)
+	result := []string{}
 	seen := map[string]bool{}
 	for _, val := range addrs {
 		if _, ok := seen[val]; !ok {
diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 9228891..49acf0d 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ func GetTransaction(icmd btcjson.Cmd) (interface{}, *btcjson.Error) {
 		Details:         []btcjson.GetTransactionDetailsResult{},
 		WalletConflicts: []string{},
 	}
-	details := make([]btcjson.GetTransactionDetailsResult, 0)
+	details := []btcjson.GetTransactionDetailsResult{}
 	for _, e := range accumulatedTxen {
 		switch record := e.Tx.(type) {
 		case *tx.RecvTxOut: