diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index 0069e27a9..1bbd41cb8 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func walkDir(dir string) <-chan *dirEntry {
 	}()
 
 	// first element is root
-	_ = <-ch
+	<-ch
 
 	return ch
 }
diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index 74661ca1c..20e5e6402 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -1105,14 +1105,14 @@ func TestRestoreNoMetadataOnIgnoredIntermediateDirs(t *testing.T) {
 	testRunRestoreIncludes(t, env.gopts, filepath.Join(env.base, "restore0"), snapshotID, []string{"*.ext"})
 
 	f1 := filepath.Join(env.base, "restore0", "testdata", "subdir1", "subdir2")
-	fi, err := os.Stat(f1)
+	_, err := os.Stat(f1)
 	rtest.OK(t, err)
 
 	// restore with filter "*", this should restore meta data on everything.
 	testRunRestoreIncludes(t, env.gopts, filepath.Join(env.base, "restore1"), snapshotID, []string{"*"})
 
 	f2 := filepath.Join(env.base, "restore1", "testdata", "subdir1", "subdir2")
-	fi, err = os.Stat(f2)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(f2)
 	rtest.OK(t, err)
 
 	rtest.Assert(t, fi.ModTime() == time.Unix(0, 0),
diff --git a/internal/repository/master_index_test.go b/internal/repository/master_index_test.go
index 5831fba63..28eba03a8 100644
--- a/internal/repository/master_index_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/master_index_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestMasterIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	rtest.Assert(t, !found, "Expected no blobs when fetching with a random id")
 	blobs = mIdx.Lookup(restic.NewRandomID(), restic.DataBlob)
 	rtest.Assert(t, blobs == nil, "Expected no blobs when fetching with a random id")
-	size, found = mIdx.LookupSize(restic.NewRandomID(), restic.DataBlob)
+	_, found = mIdx.LookupSize(restic.NewRandomID(), restic.DataBlob)
 	rtest.Assert(t, !found, "Expected no blobs when fetching with a random id")
 
 	// Test Count
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestMasterMergeFinalIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	rtest.Equals(t, 1, len(allIndexes))
 
 	blobCount := 0
-	for _ = range mIdx.Each(context.TODO()) {
+	for range mIdx.Each(context.TODO()) {
 		blobCount++
 	}
 	rtest.Equals(t, 2, blobCount)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestMasterMergeFinalIndexes(t *testing.T) {
 	rtest.Equals(t, []restic.PackedBlob{blob2}, blobs)
 
 	blobCount = 0
-	for _ = range mIdx.Each(context.TODO()) {
+	for range mIdx.Each(context.TODO()) {
 		blobCount++
 	}
 	rtest.Equals(t, 2, blobCount)
diff --git a/internal/repository/worker_group.go b/internal/repository/worker_group.go
index 20783b188..52988f0bd 100644
--- a/internal/repository/worker_group.go
+++ b/internal/repository/worker_group.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // one of the workers, it is returned. FinalFunc is always run, regardless of
 // any other previous errors.
 func RunWorkers(ctx context.Context, count int, workerFunc func() error, finalFunc func()) error {
-	wg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	wg, _ := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 
 	// run workers
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
index e8bfa95cd..c1648206b 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (t *Terminal) runWithoutStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "flush failed: %v\n", err)
 			}
 
-		case _ = <-t.status:
+		case <-t.status:
 			// discard status lines
 		}
 	}