diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index be687d798d21..78592b69b417 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/tomarrell/wrapcheck/v2 v2.10.0
 	github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1
 	github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.2.0
-	github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.1.1
+	github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.2.0
 	github.com/uudashr/gocognit v1.2.0
 	github.com/uudashr/iface v1.3.0
 	github.com/valyala/quicktemplate v1.8.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 854fe58e5f71..3d91f074523a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1 h1:NowYhSdyE/1zwK9QCLeRb6USWdoif80Ie+v+
 github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1/go.mod h1:WsUAkMJMYww6l/ufffCD3m+P7LEvr8TnZn9lwVDlgzw=
 github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.2.0 h1:gCHmCn+d2/1SemTdYMiKLAHFYxTYz7z9VIDRaTGyLkI=
 github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ZE0q4TsJ8T1SQcjmkhN/w+MceuatI6pBFSxxyteHIJA=
-github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.1.1 h1:bTPOGejYFulW3PkcrqkeQwOd6NKOOXvmGD9bo/Gk8VQ=
-github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.1.1/go.mod h1:XcP1RLD81eV4BW8UhQlpaR+SDc2givTvyI8a586WjW8=
+github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.2.0 h1:TYowo2m9Nfj1baEQBjuHzvMRbp19i+RCcRYrSWoFa+g=
+github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.2.0/go.mod h1:XcP1RLD81eV4BW8UhQlpaR+SDc2givTvyI8a586WjW8=
 github.com/uudashr/gocognit v1.2.0 h1:3BU9aMr1xbhPlvJLSydKwdLN3tEUUrzPSSM8S4hDYRA=
 github.com/uudashr/gocognit v1.2.0/go.mod h1:k/DdKPI6XBZO1q7HgoV2juESI2/Ofj9AcHPZhBBdrTU=
 github.com/uudashr/iface v1.3.0 h1:zwPch0fs9tdh9BmL5kcgSpvnObV+yHjO4JjVBl8IA10=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/whitespace/whitespace.go b/pkg/golinters/whitespace/whitespace.go
index 89599b39552d..d45969efce5c 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/whitespace/whitespace.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/whitespace/whitespace.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ func New(settings *config.WhitespaceSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	var wsSettings whitespace.Settings
 	if settings != nil {
 		wsSettings = whitespace.Settings{
-			Mode:      whitespace.RunningModeNative,
 			MultiIf:   settings.MultiIf,
 			MultiFunc: settings.MultiFunc,
 		}