When the config file is empty, and `GOGC` is set (to a value different than 75), Prometheus always uses the default GOGC value 75. Same applies when only config unrelated to `runtime:` is set (`runtime:` block not defined) tests to reproduce; see https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/15238 and uncomment the two `empty config file with GOGC env var set` and `unrelated config and GOGC env var set` cases. see https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/issues/16029 which fixed another case.