diff --git a/go/models/empty_map.go b/go/models/empty_map.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 277e746f6..000000000
--- a/go/models/empty_map.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-// Package svix this file was hand written
-package models
-
-// Used to denote an empty map
-type emptyMap struct{}
diff --git a/go/models/ingest_source_in.go b/go/models/ingest_source_in.go
index d5dadb4d3..72607bdde 100644
--- a/go/models/ingest_source_in.go
+++ b/go/models/ingest_source_in.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ type IngestSourceInConfig interface {
 	isIngestSourceInConfig()
 }
 
-func (emptyMap) isIngestSourceInConfig()        {}
 func (CronConfig) isIngestSourceInConfig()      {}
 func (AdobeSignConfig) isIngestSourceInConfig() {}
 func (SvixConfig) isIngestSourceInConfig()      {}
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ var IngestSourceInTypeWithNoConfig = map[string]bool{
 func (i IngestSourceIn) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type Alias IngestSourceIn
 	if _, found := IngestSourceInTypeWithNoConfig[string(i.Type)]; found {
-		i.Config = emptyMap{}
+		i.Config = nil
 	}
 	return json.Marshal(&struct{ Alias }{Alias: (Alias)(i)})
 }
diff --git a/go/models/ingest_source_out.go b/go/models/ingest_source_out.go
index fad68b6b4..7c55b3d1e 100644
--- a/go/models/ingest_source_out.go
+++ b/go/models/ingest_source_out.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ type IngestSourceOutConfig interface {
 	isIngestSourceOutConfig()
 }
 
-func (emptyMap) isIngestSourceOutConfig()           {}
 func (CronConfig) isIngestSourceOutConfig()         {}
 func (AdobeSignConfigOut) isIngestSourceOutConfig() {}
 func (SvixConfigOut) isIngestSourceOutConfig()      {}
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ var IngestSourceOutTypeWithNoConfig = map[string]bool{
 func (i IngestSourceOut) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type Alias IngestSourceOut
 	if _, found := IngestSourceOutTypeWithNoConfig[string(i.Type)]; found {
-		i.Config = emptyMap{}
+		i.Config = nil
 	}
 	return json.Marshal(&struct{ Alias }{Alias: (Alias)(i)})
 }
diff --git a/go/svix_test.go b/go/svix_test.go
index 849884425..2627e57ae 100644
--- a/go/svix_test.go
+++ b/go/svix_test.go
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ func TestStructEnumWithFields(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStructEnumWithNoFields(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedJson := `{"name":"Mendy","uid":"very unique","type":"generic-webhook","config":{}}`
+	expectedJson := `{"name":"Mendy","uid":"very unique","type":"generic-webhook","config":null}`
 	uid := "very unique"
 	sourceIn := models.IngestSourceIn{
 		Name: "Mendy",
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func TestStructEnumWithNoFields(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStructEnumWithNoFieldsNilConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedJson := `{"name":"Mendy","uid":"very unique","type":"generic-webhook","config":{}}`
+	expectedJson := `{"name":"Mendy","uid":"very unique","type":"generic-webhook","config":null}`
 	uid := "very unique"
 	sourceIn := models.IngestSourceIn{
 		Name:   "Mendy",
diff --git a/openapi-templates/go/types/struct_enum.go.jinja b/openapi-templates/go/types/struct_enum.go.jinja
index 4d44d2ea6..3db4933df 100644
--- a/openapi-templates/go/types/struct_enum.go.jinja
+++ b/openapi-templates/go/types/struct_enum.go.jinja
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ type {{ ty_name }}{{ content_field }} interface {
 {% for schema_ref in type.variants| map(attribute="schema_ref") | unique -%}
 	{% if schema_ref is defined -%}
 func ({{ schema_ref | to_upper_camel_case }}) is{{ ty_name }}{{ content_field }}(){}
-	{% else -%}
-func (emptyMap) is{{ ty_name }}{{ content_field }}(){}
 	{% endif -%}
 {% endfor %}
 
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ func (i {{ ty_name }}) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	type Alias {{ ty_name }}
 	{% if has_variant_with_no_schema_ref -%}
 	if _, found := {{ ty_name }}{{ discriminator_field }}WithNo{{ content_field }}[string(i.{{ discriminator_field }})]; found {
- 	   i.{{ content_field }} = emptyMap{}
+ 	   i.{{ content_field }} = nil
 	}
 	{% endif -%}
 	return json.Marshal(&struct {Alias}{Alias: (Alias)(i)})