diff --git a/plugins/inputs/modbus/type_conversions.go b/plugins/inputs/modbus/type_conversions.go
index 16eb3f20ea353..f8e9f99ce8009 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/modbus/type_conversions.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/modbus/type_conversions.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ func determineConverterNoScale(inType, byteOrder, outType string) (fieldConverte
 		return determineConverterF64(outType, byteOrder)
 	case "STRING":
 		return determineConverterString(byteOrder)
-
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid input data-type: %s", inType)
 }