diff --git a/extras/generate_latest_map b/extras/generate_latest_map
index 2e7920cf1..183c35ac0 100755
--- a/extras/generate_latest_map
+++ b/extras/generate_latest_map
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ function generate_latest_map() {
                 j++
             }
         }
-        for ; j < len(n.entries); j++ {
-            out = append(out, n.entries[j])
-        }
+        out = append(out, n.entries[j:]...)
         return ${latest_map_type}{out}
     }
 
diff --git a/report/latest_map_generated.go b/report/latest_map_generated.go
index b3b78fffa..52df7b113 100644
--- a/report/latest_map_generated.go
+++ b/report/latest_map_generated.go
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ func (m StringLatestMap) Merge(n StringLatestMap) StringLatestMap {
 			j++
 		}
 	}
-	for ; j < len(n.entries); j++ {
-		out = append(out, n.entries[j])
-	}
+	out = append(out, n.entries[j:]...)
 	return StringLatestMap{out}
 }
 
@@ -291,9 +289,7 @@ func (m NodeControlDataLatestMap) Merge(n NodeControlDataLatestMap) NodeControlD
 			j++
 		}
 	}
-	for ; j < len(n.entries); j++ {
-		out = append(out, n.entries[j])
-	}
+	out = append(out, n.entries[j:]...)
 	return NodeControlDataLatestMap{out}
 }