diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/logging.go b/modules/caddyhttp/logging.go
index cef9ea139..87298ac3c 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/logging.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/logging.go
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ func (sa *StringArray) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 // have richer information.
 func errLogValues(err error) (status int, msg string, fields func() []zapcore.Field) {
 	var handlerErr HandlerError
-	fields = func() []zapcore.Field { return []zapcore.Field{} } // don't be nil (fix #6829)
 	if errors.As(err, &handlerErr) {
 		status = handlerErr.StatusCode
 		if handlerErr.Err == nil {
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/server.go b/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
index 12c032dee..a2b29d658 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/server.go
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ func (s *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 					if fields == nil {
 						fields = errFields()
 					}
-
 					c.Write(fields...)
 				}
 			}