diff --git a/provider/aws.go b/provider/aws.go
index c43de0091..eb08207fe 100644
--- a/provider/aws.go
+++ b/provider/aws.go
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ func (p *AWSProvider) newChange(action string, endpoint *endpoint.Endpoint) *rou
 			EvaluateTargetHealth: aws.Bool(evalTargetHealth),
 		}
 	} else if hostedZone := isAWSAlias(endpoint, rec); hostedZone != "" {
-		//FIXME should break if err != nil
 		zones, err := p.Zones()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("getting zones failed: %v", err)
diff --git a/provider/aws_test.go b/provider/aws_test.go
index 8ece0f454..7a0302942 100644
--- a/provider/aws_test.go
+++ b/provider/aws_test.go
@@ -835,11 +835,11 @@ func TestAWSisAWSAlias(t *testing.T) {
 			ProviderSpecific: map[string]string{"alias": tc.alias},
 		}
 		addrs := []*endpoint.Endpoint{
-			&endpoint.Endpoint{
+			{
 				DNSName: "foo.example.org",
 				Targets: endpoint.Targets{"foobar.example.org"},
 			},
-			&endpoint.Endpoint{
+			{
 				DNSName: "bar.example.org",
 				Targets: endpoint.Targets{"bar.eu-central-1.elb.amazonaws.com"},
 			},