diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9420f09ed4e5..015196bce590 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.8
 	github.com/mbilski/exhaustivestruct v1.2.0
 	github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20190921121421-c36f7dcfbb81
-	github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.8
+	github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.9
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v1.0.0
 	github.com/moricho/tparallel v0.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fbf2124e9e4b..bddb584c8b35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ github.com/mbilski/exhaustivestruct v1.2.0 h1:wCBmUnSYufAHO6J4AVWY6ff+oxWxsVFrwg
 github.com/mbilski/exhaustivestruct v1.2.0/go.mod h1:OeTBVxQWoEmB2J2JCHmXWPJ0aksxSUOUy+nvtVEfzXc=
 github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20190921121421-c36f7dcfbb81 h1:QASJXOGm2RZ5Ardbc86qNFvby9AqkLDibfChMtAg5QM=
 github.com/mgechev/dots v0.0.0-20190921121421-c36f7dcfbb81/go.mod h1:KQ7+USdGKfpPjXk4Ga+5XxQM4Lm4e3gAogrreFAYpOg=
-github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.8 h1:neFQQHjlPyzmm5xqz9XKfXQN6No3KxR0eE8ofx4VvCw=
-github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.8/go.mod h1:D5z6BNQBucjRhTYPoNU33S2bEFGR6aFUrJyV83ZQS/I=
+github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.9 h1:gEtqczoFbIfi6tMaYGbrvU6liYjIDNwWL5aDxvHWtJM=
+github.com/mgechev/revive v1.0.9/go.mod h1:D5z6BNQBucjRhTYPoNU33S2bEFGR6aFUrJyV83ZQS/I=
 github.com/miekg/dns v1.0.14/go.mod h1:W1PPwlIAgtquWBMBEV9nkV9Cazfe8ScdGz/Lj7v3Nrg=
 github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.35/go.mod h1:KNUDUusw/aVsxyTYZM1oqvCicbwhgbNgztCETuNZ7xM=
 github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:XsNlhZGX73bx86s2hdc/FuaLm2CPZJemRLMA+WTFxgs=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/revive.go b/pkg/golinters/revive.go
index fa8dbd9b76aa..590332e66c40 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/revive.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/revive.go
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ var defaultRules = []lint.Rule{
 	&rule.ExportedRule{},
 	&rule.VarNamingRule{},
 	&rule.IndentErrorFlowRule{},
-	&rule.IfReturnRule{},
 	&rule.RangeRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorfRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorNamingRule{},