diff --git a/graceful.go b/graceful.go
index 69f6c45..d06e548 100644
--- a/graceful.go
+++ b/graceful.go
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ type listenAndServe func() error
 // cleanup is a function type that performs cleanup operations.
 type cleanup func()
 
+var donothing cleanup = func() {}
+
 // Default returns a Graceful gin instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.
 func Default(opts ...Option) (*Graceful, error) {
 	return New(gin.Default(), opts...)
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index e26dc8a..da49b71 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -118,5 +118,3 @@ func listen(g *Graceful, l net.Listener, close cleanup) (listenAndServe, cleanup
 			close()
 		}, nil
 }
-
-func donothing() {}