diff --git a/exporters/prometheus/exporter.go b/exporters/prometheus/exporter.go
index 8cc87573db9..41fa546d73a 100644
--- a/exporters/prometheus/exporter.go
+++ b/exporters/prometheus/exporter.go
@@ -392,17 +392,14 @@ func validateMetrics(name, description string, metricType *dto.MetricType, mfs m
 		}
 		return false, ""
 	}
-
 	if emf.GetHelp() != description {
 		if emf.GetType() == dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM || *metricType == dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM {
 			return false, ""
 		}
 		return false, emf.GetHelp()
 	}
-
 	if emf.GetType() != *metricType {
 		return true, ""
 	}
-
 	return false, ""
 }