diff --git a/python/ee/cli/utils.py b/python/ee/cli/utils.py
index 07a810fd0..807e9ab09 100644
--- a/python/ee/cli/utils.py
+++ b/python/ee/cli/utils.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def upload_dir_to_bucket(self, source_path: str, dest_path: str) -> None:
     """Uploads a directory to cloud storage."""
     canonical_path = _canonicalize_dir_path(source_path)
 
-    files = list()
+    files = []
     for dirpath, _, filenames in os.walk(canonical_path):
       files += [os.path.join(dirpath, f) for f in filenames]