diff --git a/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis.go b/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis.go
index ae836c0eae..18722fdde3 100644
--- a/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis.go
+++ b/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis.go
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ type datadogHook struct {
 	*params
 }
 
-var _ redis.Hook = (*datadogHook)(nil)
-
 // params holds the tracer and a set of parameters which are recorded with every trace.
 type params struct {
 	host   string
diff --git a/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis_test.go b/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis_test.go
index de45660bfc..b40b306cb5 100644
--- a/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis_test.go
+++ b/contrib/go-redis/redis.v8/redis_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import (
 
 const debug = false
 
+// ensure it's a redis.Hook
+var _ redis.Hook = (*datadogHook)(nil)
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	_, ok := os.LookupEnv("INTEGRATION")
 	if !ok {