diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 5a1bcb12..a98b2b64 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 	Testpackage      TestpackageSettings
 	Thelper          ThelperSettings
 	Unparam          UnparamSettings
-	Unused           StaticCheckSettings
 	UseStdlibVars    UseStdlibVarsSettings
 	Varcheck         VarCheckSettings
 	Varnamelen       VarnamelenSettings
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index fc38cb32..61a79f6f 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 		testpackageCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Testpackage
 		thelperCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Thelper
 		unparamCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Unparam
-		unusedCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Unused
+		unusedCfg = new(config.StaticCheckSettings)
 		varcheckCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Varcheck
 		varnamelenCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Varnamelen
 		whitespaceCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Whitespace