diff --git a/contrib/scripts/check-and-generate-port-registry.go b/contrib/scripts/check-and-generate-port-registry.go
index 88ab7277..9b2eebc6 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/check-and-generate-port-registry.go
+++ b/contrib/scripts/check-and-generate-port-registry.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func writeTable(w io.Writer, header []string, slice PortInfoSlice) {
 		padding[column] = len(header[column])
 
 		for _, row := range rows {
-			padding[column] = maxInt(padding[column], len(row[column]))
+			padding[column] = max(padding[column], len(row[column]))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -322,13 +322,6 @@ func writeTable(w io.Writer, header []string, slice PortInfoSlice) {
 	}
 }
 
-func maxInt(a, b int) int {
-	if a > b {
-		return a
-	}
-	return b
-}
-
 func paddedRow(row []string, padding []int) []string {
 	out := make([]string, len(row))
 	for i := 0; i < len(row); i++ {