diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index a71dcdd..4e0bc4f 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ run:
 linters:
   disable:
     - errcheck
-    - staticcheck
   enable:
-    - gosimple
-    - govet
     - noctx
     - rowserrcheck
     - sqlclosecheck
diff --git a/go/base/context.go b/go/base/context.go
index 38c82a3..e9dae69 100644
--- a/go/base/context.go
+++ b/go/base/context.go
@@ -846,30 +846,30 @@ func (this *MigrationContext) ReadConfigFile() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("client").Haskey("user") {
+	if cfg.Section("client").HasKey("user") {
 		this.config.Client.User = cfg.Section("client").Key("user").String()
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("client").Haskey("password") {
+	if cfg.Section("client").HasKey("password") {
 		this.config.Client.Password = cfg.Section("client").Key("password").String()
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("osc").Haskey("chunk_size") {
+	if cfg.Section("osc").HasKey("chunk_size") {
 		this.config.Osc.Chunk_Size, err = cfg.Section("osc").Key("chunk_size").Int64()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read osc chunk size: %s", err.Error())
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("osc").Haskey("max_load") {
+	if cfg.Section("osc").HasKey("max_load") {
 		this.config.Osc.Max_Load = cfg.Section("osc").Key("max_load").String()
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("osc").Haskey("replication_lag_query") {
+	if cfg.Section("osc").HasKey("replication_lag_query") {
 		this.config.Osc.Replication_Lag_Query = cfg.Section("osc").Key("replication_lag_query").String()
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Section("osc").Haskey("max_lag_millis") {
+	if cfg.Section("osc").HasKey("max_lag_millis") {
 		this.config.Osc.Max_Lag_Millis, err = cfg.Section("osc").Key("max_lag_millis").Int64()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unable to read max lag millis: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/go/base/utils.go b/go/base/utils.go
index c0e3293..e3950f2 100644
--- a/go/base/utils.go
+++ b/go/base/utils.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func ValidateConnection(db *gosql.DB, connectionConfig *mysql.ConnectionConfig,
 		return "", err
 	}
 	extraPortQuery := `select @@global.extra_port`
-	if err := db.QueryRow(extraPortQuery).Scan(&extraPort); err != nil {
+	if err := db.QueryRow(extraPortQuery).Scan(&extraPort); err != nil { // nolint:staticcheck
 		// swallow this error. not all servers support extra_port
 	}
 	// AliyunRDS set users port to "NULL", replace it by gh-ost param
diff --git a/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go b/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
index d0ae4c3..d046fe8 100644
--- a/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
+++ b/go/cmd/gh-ost/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"github.com/openark/golib/log"
 
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	// TODO: move to golang.org/x/term
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal" // nolint:staticcheck
 )
 
 var AppVersion string
diff --git a/go/logic/applier.go b/go/logic/applier.go
index fd20b0e..0fbf9f3 100644
--- a/go/logic/applier.go
+++ b/go/logic/applier.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func NewApplier(migrationContext *base.MigrationContext) *Applier {
 }
 
 func (this *Applier) InitDBConnections() (err error) {
-
 	applierUri := this.connectionConfig.GetDBUri(this.migrationContext.DatabaseName)
 	if this.db, _, err = mysql.GetDB(this.migrationContext.Uuid, applierUri); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -345,8 +344,9 @@ func (this *Applier) InitiateHeartbeat() {
 	}
 	injectHeartbeat()
 
-	heartbeatTick := time.Tick(time.Duration(this.migrationContext.HeartbeatIntervalMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond)
-	for range heartbeatTick {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(this.migrationContext.HeartbeatIntervalMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/go/logic/migrator.go b/go/logic/migrator.go
index bc2a03f..1f94906 100644
--- a/go/logic/migrator.go
+++ b/go/logic/migrator.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ type ChangelogState string
 
 const (
 	GhostTableMigrated         ChangelogState = "GhostTableMigrated"
-	AllEventsUpToLockProcessed                = "AllEventsUpToLockProcessed"
-	ReadMigrationRangeValues                  = "ReadMigrationRangeValues"
+	AllEventsUpToLockProcessed ChangelogState = "AllEventsUpToLockProcessed"
+	ReadMigrationRangeValues   ChangelogState = "ReadMigrationRangeValues"
 )
 
 func ReadChangelogState(s string) ChangelogState {
@@ -809,17 +809,16 @@ func (this *Migrator) initiateInspector() (err error) {
 }
 
 // initiateStatus sets and activates the printStatus() ticker
-func (this *Migrator) initiateStatus() error {
+func (this *Migrator) initiateStatus() {
 	this.printStatus(ForcePrintStatusAndHintRule)
-	statusTick := time.Tick(1 * time.Second)
-	for range statusTick {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
-			return nil
+			return
 		}
 		go this.printStatus(HeuristicPrintStatusRule)
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // printMigrationStatusHint prints a detailed configuration dump, that is useful
@@ -1052,8 +1051,9 @@ func (this *Migrator) initiateStreaming() error {
 	}()
 
 	go func() {
-		ticker := time.Tick(1 * time.Second)
-		for range ticker {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
 			if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/go/logic/server.go b/go/logic/server.go
index 3d128b1..5356a82 100644
--- a/go/logic/server.go
+++ b/go/logic/server.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (this *Server) applyServerCommand(command string, writer *bufio.Writer) (pr
 		}
 	}
 	argIsQuestion := (arg == "?")
-	throttleHint := "# Note: you may only throttle for as long as your binary logs are not purged\n"
+	throttleHint := "# Note: you may only throttle for as long as your binary logs are not purged"
 
 	if err := this.hooksExecutor.onInteractiveCommand(command); err != nil {
 		return NoPrintStatusRule, err
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ help                                 # This message
 				return NoPrintStatusRule, nil
 			}
 			this.migrationContext.SetThrottleQuery(arg)
-			fmt.Fprintf(writer, throttleHint)
+			fmt.Fprintln(writer, throttleHint)
 			return ForcePrintStatusAndHintRule, nil
 		}
 	case "throttle-http":
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ help                                 # This message
 				return NoPrintStatusRule, nil
 			}
 			this.migrationContext.SetThrottleHTTP(arg)
-			fmt.Fprintf(writer, throttleHint)
+			fmt.Fprintln(writer, throttleHint)
 			return ForcePrintStatusAndHintRule, nil
 		}
 	case "throttle-control-replicas":
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ help                                 # This message
 				return NoPrintStatusRule, err
 			}
 			atomic.StoreInt64(&this.migrationContext.ThrottleCommandedByUser, 1)
-			fmt.Fprintf(writer, throttleHint)
+			fmt.Fprintln(writer, throttleHint)
 			return ForcePrintStatusAndHintRule, nil
 		}
 	case "no-throttle", "unthrottle", "resume", "continue":
diff --git a/go/logic/streamer.go b/go/logic/streamer.go
index f7215dc..3041d7b 100644
--- a/go/logic/streamer.go
+++ b/go/logic/streamer.go
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ func (this *EventsStreamer) notifyListeners(binlogEvent *binlog.BinlogDMLEvent)
 
 	for _, listener := range this.listeners {
 		listener := listener
-		if strings.ToLower(listener.databaseName) != strings.ToLower(binlogEvent.DatabaseName) {
+		if !strings.EqualFold(listener.databaseName, binlogEvent.DatabaseName) {
 			continue
 		}
-		if strings.ToLower(listener.tableName) != strings.ToLower(binlogEvent.TableName) {
+		if !strings.EqualFold(listener.tableName, binlogEvent.TableName) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if listener.async {
diff --git a/go/logic/throttler.go b/go/logic/throttler.go
index 8f3d0db..849f40f 100644
--- a/go/logic/throttler.go
+++ b/go/logic/throttler.go
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@ func (this *Throttler) collectReplicationLag(firstThrottlingCollected chan<- boo
 	collectFunc()
 	firstThrottlingCollected <- true
 
-	ticker := time.Tick(time.Duration(this.migrationContext.HeartbeatIntervalMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond)
-	for range ticker {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(this.migrationContext.HeartbeatIntervalMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 			return
 		}
@@ -244,12 +245,14 @@ func (this *Throttler) collectControlReplicasLag() {
 		}
 		this.migrationContext.SetControlReplicasLagResult(readControlReplicasLag())
 	}
-	aggressiveTicker := time.Tick(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
 	relaxedFactor := 10
 	counter := 0
 	shouldReadLagAggressively := false
 
-	for range aggressiveTicker {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 			return
 		}
@@ -321,8 +324,9 @@ func (this *Throttler) collectThrottleHTTPStatus(firstThrottlingCollected chan<-
 	firstThrottlingCollected <- true
 
 	collectInterval := time.Duration(this.migrationContext.ThrottleHTTPIntervalMillis) * time.Millisecond
-	ticker := time.Tick(collectInterval)
-	for range ticker {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(collectInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 			return
 		}
@@ -441,8 +445,9 @@ func (this *Throttler) initiateThrottlerCollection(firstThrottlingCollected chan
 		this.collectGeneralThrottleMetrics()
 		firstThrottlingCollected <- true
 
-		throttlerMetricsTick := time.Tick(1 * time.Second)
-		for range throttlerMetricsTick {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		for range ticker.C {
 			if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
 				return
 			}
@@ -453,9 +458,7 @@ func (this *Throttler) initiateThrottlerCollection(firstThrottlingCollected chan
 }
 
 // initiateThrottlerChecks initiates the throttle ticker and sets the basic behavior of throttling.
-func (this *Throttler) initiateThrottlerChecks() error {
-	throttlerTick := time.Tick(100 * time.Millisecond)
-
+func (this *Throttler) initiateThrottlerChecks() {
 	throttlerFunction := func() {
 		alreadyThrottling, currentReason, _ := this.migrationContext.IsThrottled()
 		shouldThrottle, throttleReason, throttleReasonHint := this.shouldThrottle()
@@ -472,14 +475,15 @@ func (this *Throttler) initiateThrottlerChecks() error {
 		this.migrationContext.SetThrottled(shouldThrottle, throttleReason, throttleReasonHint)
 	}
 	throttlerFunction()
-	for range throttlerTick {
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	for range ticker.C {
 		if atomic.LoadInt64(&this.finishedMigrating) > 0 {
-			return nil
+			return
 		}
 		throttlerFunction()
 	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // throttle sees if throttling needs take place, and if so, continuously sleeps (blocks)
diff --git a/go/sql/builder.go b/go/sql/builder.go
index 15199ff..b24a848 100644
--- a/go/sql/builder.go
+++ b/go/sql/builder.go
@@ -501,6 +501,9 @@ func BuildDMLUpdateQuery(databaseName, tableName string, tableColumns, sharedCol
 	}
 
 	equalsComparison, err := BuildEqualsPreparedComparison(uniqueKeyColumns.Names())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", sharedArgs, uniqueKeyArgs, err
+	}
 	result = fmt.Sprintf(`
  			update /* gh-ost %s.%s */
  					%s.%s