diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-go.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-go.yaml
index f2497950c..ea4d2195a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-go.yaml
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ jobs:
           version: v1.60.3
           # use the default if on main branch, otherwise use the pull request config
           args: --timeout=30m --config=.golangci.yml
-          only-new-issues: true
+          only-new-issues: false
           skip-cache: true
diff --git a/api/accounts/accounts_test.go b/api/accounts/accounts_test.go
index cd4aac3cb..e126960b2 100644
--- a/api/accounts/accounts_test.go
+++ b/api/accounts/accounts_test.go
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 package accounts_test
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -578,45 +576,3 @@ func batchCallWithNonExistingRevision(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, statusCode, "bad revision")
 	assert.Equal(t, "revision: leveldb: not found\n", string(res), "revision not found")
 }
-
-func httpPost(t *testing.T, url string, body interface{}) ([]byte, int) {
-	data, err := json.Marshal(body)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	res, err := http.Post(url, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", bytes.NewReader(data)) //#nosec G107
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	r, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	res.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return r, res.StatusCode
-}
-
-func httpGet(t *testing.T, url string) ([]byte, int) {
-	res, err := http.Get(url) //#nosec G107
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	r, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	res.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return r, res.StatusCode
-}
-
-func httpGetAccount(t *testing.T, path string) *accounts.Account {
-	res, statusCode := httpGet(t, ts.URL+"/accounts/"+path)
-	var acc accounts.Account
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(res, &acc); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, statusCode, "get account failed")
-
-	return &acc
-}
diff --git a/api/blocks/blocks_test.go b/api/blocks/blocks_test.go
index 60b96b299..a203cadd6 100644
--- a/api/blocks/blocks_test.go
+++ b/api/blocks/blocks_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package blocks_test
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
@@ -267,16 +266,3 @@ func checkExpandedBlock(t *testing.T, expBl *block.Block, actBl *blocks.JSONExpa
 		assert.Equal(t, tx.ID(), actBl.Transactions[i].ID, "txid should be equal")
 	}
 }
-
-func httpGet(t *testing.T, url string) ([]byte, int) {
-	res, err := http.Get(url) //#nosec G107
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	r, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	res.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return r, res.StatusCode
-}
diff --git a/api/events/events_test.go b/api/events/events_test.go
index 9f859780b..3d28e41dc 100644
--- a/api/events/events_test.go
+++ b/api/events/events_test.go
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 package events_test
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"strings"
@@ -212,23 +210,6 @@ func createDb(t *testing.T) *logdb.LogDB {
 }
 
 // Utilities functions
-func httpPost(t *testing.T, url string, body interface{}) ([]byte, int) {
-	data, err := json.Marshal(body)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	res, err := http.Post(url, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", bytes.NewReader(data)) //#nosec G107
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	r, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	res.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return r, res.StatusCode
-}
-
 func insertBlocks(t *testing.T, db *logdb.LogDB, n int) {
 	b := new(block.Builder).Build()
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
diff --git a/api/node/node_test.go b/api/node/node_test.go
index fd74326d3..e9bbe95fe 100644
--- a/api/node/node_test.go
+++ b/api/node/node_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 package node_test
 
 import (
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -54,16 +52,3 @@ func initCommServer(t *testing.T) {
 	node.New(comm).Mount(router, "/node")
 	ts = httptest.NewServer(router)
 }
-
-func httpGet(t *testing.T, url string) []byte {
-	res, err := http.Get(url) //#nosec G107
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	r, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	res.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return r
-}