diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index b6697f61a22..0fc4dd41042 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities
 pkg/scheduler/api/v1
 pkg/scheduler/apis/config/v1alpha1
 pkg/scheduler/internal/queue
-pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl
 pkg/util/coverage
 pkg/util/ebtables
 pkg/util/ipconfig
diff --git a/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go b/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
index 6c33276c563..cab5f59f3e7 100644
--- a/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
+++ b/pkg/security/podsecuritypolicy/sysctl/mustmatchpatterns.go
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ type mustMatchPatterns struct {
 
 var (
 	_ SysctlsStrategy = &mustMatchPatterns{}
-
-	defaultSysctlsPatterns = []string{"*"}
 )
 
 // NewMustMatchPatterns creates a new mustMatchPatterns strategy that will provide validation.