diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/completion.go b/internal/lsp/source/completion.go
index c5a85c5488..9c64de9e28 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/completion.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/completion.go
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ const (
 	completionBudget = 100 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
-// matcher matches a candidate's label against the user input.  The
-// returned score reflects the quality of the match. A score less than
-// zero indicates no match, and a score of one means a perfect match.
+// matcher matches a candidate's label against the user input. The
+// returned score reflects the quality of the match. A score of zero
+// indicates no match, and a score of one means a perfect match.
 type matcher interface {
 	Score(candidateLabel string) (score float32)
 }
@@ -324,12 +324,7 @@ func (c *completer) found(obj types.Object, score float64, imp *imports.ImportIn
 
 	cand.name = c.deepState.chainString(obj.Name())
 	matchScore := c.matcher.Score(cand.name)
-	if matchScore >= 0 {
-		// Avoid a score of zero since that homogenizes all candidates.
-		if matchScore == 0 {
-			matchScore = 0.001
-		}
-
+	if matchScore > 0 {
 		cand.score *= float64(matchScore)
 
 		// Avoid calling c.item() for deep candidates that wouldn't be in the top
diff --git a/internal/lsp/testdata/deepcomplete/fuzzymatch/deep_fuzzy.go b/internal/lsp/testdata/deepcomplete/fuzzymatch/deep_fuzzy.go
index 26f1e3affb..747f96614e 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/testdata/deepcomplete/fuzzymatch/deep_fuzzy.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/testdata/deepcomplete/fuzzymatch/deep_fuzzy.go
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ func _() {
 
 	fab //@complete(" //", fuzzFabarField)
 
-	o //@complete(" //", fuzzFooBarField)
-
 	var myString string
-	myString = ar //@complete(" //", fuzzFooBarField, fuzzFabarField)
+	myString = af //@complete(" //", fuzzFooBarField, fuzzFabarField)
 
 	var b struct {
 		c struct {
diff --git a/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go b/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
index 9a97b039f8..4658362441 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/tests/tests.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 // We hardcode the expected number of test cases to ensure that all tests
 // are being executed. If a test is added, this number must be changed.
 const (
-	ExpectedCompletionsCount       = 163
+	ExpectedCompletionsCount       = 162
 	ExpectedCompletionSnippetCount = 16
 	ExpectedDiagnosticsCount       = 21
 	ExpectedFormatCount            = 6