diff --git a/pkg/cloudinit/common.go b/pkg/cloudinit/common.go
index b9ef5a0a..bd3320b8 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudinit/common.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudinit/common.go
@@ -232,8 +232,5 @@ func getProxyConfigFiles(data BaseUserData) []File {
 		})
 	}
 
-	if len(files) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
 	return files
 }