diff --git a/matchers/type_conversion.go b/matchers/type_conversion.go
index 0d425bb4f..29fb96db8 100644
--- a/matchers/type_conversion.go
+++ b/matchers/type_conversion.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ func (t ReaderToString) Transform(i interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Expected io.reader, Got:%s", format.Object(i, 1))
 	}
 
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/outputs/json.go b/outputs/json.go
index 0d7063d0c..c2413aaf4 100644
--- a/outputs/json.go
+++ b/outputs/json.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ func (r Json) ValidOptions() []*formatOption {
 func (r Json) Output(w io.Writer, results <-chan []resource.TestResult,
 	outConfig util.OutputConfig) (exitCode int) {
 
-	var pretty bool
-	pretty = util.IsValueInList(foPretty, outConfig.FormatOptions)
+	var pretty bool = util.IsValueInList(foPretty, outConfig.FormatOptions)
 	includeRaw := !util.IsValueInList(foExcludeRaw, outConfig.FormatOptions)
 
 	sort := util.IsValueInList(foSort, outConfig.FormatOptions)
diff --git a/outputs/junit.go b/outputs/junit.go
index 3e7de6ead..d50e3677e 100644
--- a/outputs/junit.go
+++ b/outputs/junit.go
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ func (r JUnit) Output(w io.Writer, results <-chan []resource.TestResult,
 	// ISO8601 timeformat
 	timestamp := time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-	var summary map[int]string
-	summary = make(map[int]string)
+	var summary map[int]string = make(map[int]string)
 
 	var startTime time.Time
 	var endTime time.Time
diff --git a/outputs/nagios.go b/outputs/nagios.go
index d91776dba..2940d2235 100644
--- a/outputs/nagios.go
+++ b/outputs/nagios.go
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ func (r Nagios) Output(w io.Writer, results <-chan []resource.TestResult,
 
 	var startTime time.Time
 	var endTime time.Time
-	var summary map[int]string
-	summary = make(map[int]string)
+	var summary map[int]string = make(map[int]string)
 
 	for resultGroup := range results {
 		for _, testResult := range resultGroup {
diff --git a/outputs/tap.go b/outputs/tap.go
index 341e2a0ef..a5d6166ca 100644
--- a/outputs/tap.go
+++ b/outputs/tap.go
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ func (r Tap) Output(w io.Writer, results <-chan []resource.TestResult,
 	testCount := 0
 	failed := 0
 
-	var summary map[int]string
-	summary = make(map[int]string)
+	var summary map[int]string = make(map[int]string)
 
 	for resultGroup := range results {
 		for _, testResult := range resultGroup {
diff --git a/system/file.go b/system/file.go
index 86fa37f5b..65bf00d39 100644
--- a/system/file.go
+++ b/system/file.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func realPath(path string) (string, error) {
 	if f == "~" {
 		usr, err = user.Current()
 	} else {
-		usr, err = user.Lookup(f[1:len(f)])
+		usr, err = user.Lookup(f[1:])
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/util/config.go b/util/config.go
index 8c0a68d19..e8e1239a7 100644
--- a/util/config.go
+++ b/util/config.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func ValidateSections(unmarshal func(any) error, i any, whitelist map[string]boo
 	typ := reflect.TypeOf(i)
 	typs := strings.Split(typ.String(), ".")[1]
 	for id, v := range toValidate {
-		for k, _ := range v {
+		for k := range v {
 			if !whitelist[k] {
 				return fmt.Errorf("invalid Attribute for %s:%s: %s", typs, id, k)
 			}