diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 5332e16..2b47561 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/tekwizely/pre-commit-golang
     rev: v1.0.0-rc.1
     hooks:
-      - id: my-cmd-repo
-        name: go-work-sync
-        alias: go-work-sync
-        args: [go, work, sync]
       - id: go-mod-tidy
   - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
     rev: v1.61.0
diff --git a/pkg/provider/provider.go b/pkg/provider/provider.go
index d8261af..dd17af3 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/provider.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func parseOptions(cluster clusterplugin.Cluster) ([]byte, []byte, []byte) {
 	options, _ := json.Marshal(k3sConfig)
 
 	// if provided, parse additional K3s server options (which may override the above settings)
-	if cluster.ProviderOptions != nil && len(cluster.ProviderOptions) > 0 {
+	if len(cluster.ProviderOptions) > 0 {
 		logrus.Infof("applying cluster provider options: %+v", cluster.ProviderOptions)
 
 		providerOpts, err := yaml.Marshal(cluster.ProviderOptions)