1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tools/eslint/lib/formatters/tap.js b/tools/eslint/lib/formatters/tap.js
index b9f4cd66b9a..ecb6960c375 100644
--- a/tools/eslint/lib/formatters/tap.js
+++ b/tools/eslint/lib/formatters/tap.js
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@ module.exports = function(results) {
                 // The first error will be logged as message key
                 // This is to adhere to TAP 13 loosely defined specification of having a message key
                 if ("message" in diagnostics) {
-                    if ("messages" in diagnostics) {
-                        diagnostics.messages.push(diagnostic);
-                    } else {
-                        diagnostics.messages = [diagnostic];
-                    }
+                    diagnostics.messages = [diagnostic];
                 } else {
                     diagnostics = diagnostic;
                 }