diff --git a/gopls/internal/hooks/analysis.go b/gopls/internal/hooks/analysis.go
index 8e300f3991..629bdc8669 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/hooks/analysis.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/hooks/analysis.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package hooks
 
 import (
-	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/nilness"
 	"golang.org/x/tools/internal/lsp/source"
 	"honnef.co/go/tools/simple"
 	"honnef.co/go/tools/staticcheck"
@@ -27,10 +26,5 @@ func updateAnalyzers(options *source.Options) {
 		for _, a := range stylecheck.Analyzers {
 			options.Analyzers[a.Name] = a
 		}
-		// Add the nilness analyzer only for users who have enabled staticcheck.
-		// The assumption here is that a user who has enabled staticcheck will
-		// be fine with gopls using significantly more memory. nilness requires
-		// SSA, which makes it expensive.
-		options.Analyzers[nilness.Analyzer.Name] = nilness.Analyzer
 	}
 }