diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index 6f633b32c..11c048f90 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ type emptySaveBackend struct {
 	restic.Backend
 }
 
-func (b *emptySaveBackend) Save(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, rd restic.RewindReader) error {
+func (b *emptySaveBackend) Save(ctx context.Context, h restic.Handle, _ restic.RewindReader) error {
 	return b.Backend.Save(ctx, h, restic.NewByteReader([]byte{}, nil))
 }
 
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ type writeToOnly struct {
 	rd io.Reader
 }
 
-func (r *writeToOnly) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (r *writeToOnly) Read(_ []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("should have called WriteTo instead")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go b/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
index e0ec8e11a..1996c35b8 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/blob_saver_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type saveFail struct {
 	failAt int32
 }
 
-func (b *saveFail) SaveBlob(_ context.Context, t restic.BlobType, buf []byte, id restic.ID, storeDuplicates bool) (restic.ID, bool, int, error) {
+func (b *saveFail) SaveBlob(_ context.Context, _ restic.BlobType, _ []byte, id restic.ID, _ bool) (restic.ID, bool, int, error) {
 	val := atomic.AddInt32(&b.cnt, 1)
 	if val == b.failAt {
 		return restic.ID{}, false, 0, errTest
diff --git a/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go b/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
index 383174de6..5de4375d6 100644
--- a/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
+++ b/internal/archiver/tree_saver_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
-func treeSaveHelper(_ context.Context, t restic.BlobType, buf *Buffer, cb func(res SaveBlobResponse)) {
+func treeSaveHelper(_ context.Context, _ restic.BlobType, buf *Buffer, cb func(res SaveBlobResponse)) {
 	cb(SaveBlobResponse{
 		id:         restic.NewRandomID(),
 		known:      false,
diff --git a/internal/backend/utils_test.go b/internal/backend/utils_test.go
index 16995afd3..8392bfa8f 100644
--- a/internal/backend/utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/utils_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ type mockReader struct {
 	closed bool
 }
 
-func (rd *mockReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (rd *mockReader) Read(_ []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
 func (rd *mockReader) Close() error {
diff --git a/internal/crypto/crypto.go b/internal/crypto/crypto.go
index 56ee61dba..752d886e3 100644
--- a/internal/crypto/crypto.go
+++ b/internal/crypto/crypto.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (k *Key) Seal(dst, nonce, plaintext, additionalData []byte) []byte {
 //
 // Even if the function fails, the contents of dst, up to its capacity,
 // may be overwritten.
-func (k *Key) Open(dst, nonce, ciphertext, additionalData []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (k *Key) Open(dst, nonce, ciphertext, _ []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if !k.Valid() {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid key")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/fs/fs_reader.go b/internal/fs/fs_reader.go
index 1551ad919..47af74245 100644
--- a/internal/fs/fs_reader.go
+++ b/internal/fs/fs_reader.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var _ FS = &Reader{}
 
 // VolumeName returns leading volume name, for the Reader file system it's
 // always the empty string.
-func (fs *Reader) VolumeName(path string) string {
+func (fs *Reader) VolumeName(_ string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (fs *Reader) fi() os.FileInfo {
 // (O_RDONLY etc.) and perm, (0666 etc.) if applicable.  If successful,
 // methods on the returned File can be used for I/O.
 // If there is an error, it will be of type *os.PathError.
-func (fs *Reader) OpenFile(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (f File, err error) {
+func (fs *Reader) OpenFile(name string, flag int, _ os.FileMode) (f File, err error) {
 	if flag & ^(O_RDONLY|O_NOFOLLOW) != 0 {
 		return nil, pathError("open", name,
 			fmt.Errorf("invalid combination of flags 0x%x", flag))
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (fs *Reader) Separator() string {
 }
 
 // IsAbs reports whether the path is absolute. For the Reader, this is always the case.
-func (fs *Reader) IsAbs(p string) bool {
+func (fs *Reader) IsAbs(_ string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ func (f fakeFile) Fd() uintptr {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (f fakeFile) Readdirnames(n int) ([]string, error) {
+func (f fakeFile) Readdirnames(_ int) ([]string, error) {
 	return nil, pathError("readdirnames", f.name, os.ErrInvalid)
 }
 
-func (f fakeFile) Readdir(n int) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
+func (f fakeFile) Readdir(_ int) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return nil, pathError("readdir", f.name, os.ErrInvalid)
 }
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (f fakeFile) Seek(int64, int) (int64, error) {
 	return 0, pathError("seek", f.name, os.ErrInvalid)
 }
 
-func (f fakeFile) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+func (f fakeFile) Read(_ []byte) (int, error) {
 	return 0, pathError("read", f.name, os.ErrInvalid)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/fs/vss.go b/internal/fs/vss.go
index 9995f2d3e..5f0ea36d9 100644
--- a/internal/fs/vss.go
+++ b/internal/fs/vss.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func HasSufficientPrivilegesForVSS() error {
 // NewVssSnapshot creates a new vss snapshot. If creating the snapshots doesn't
 // finish within the timeout an error is returned.
 func NewVssSnapshot(
-	volume string, timeoutInSeconds uint, msgError ErrorHandler) (VssSnapshot, error) {
+	_ string, _ uint, _ ErrorHandler) (VssSnapshot, error) {
 	return VssSnapshot{}, errors.New("VSS snapshots are only supported on windows")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/fuse/file.go b/internal/fuse/file.go
index 9fa2d4c00..fd9d8ccc2 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/file.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/file.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (f *file) Attr(_ context.Context, a *fuse.Attr) error {
 
 }
 
-func (f *file) Open(_ context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.OpenResponse) (fs.Handle, error) {
+func (f *file) Open(_ context.Context, _ *fuse.OpenRequest, _ *fuse.OpenResponse) (fs.Handle, error) {
 	debug.Log("open file %v with %d blobs", f.node.Name, len(f.node.Content))
 
 	var bytes uint64
diff --git a/internal/fuse/link.go b/internal/fuse/link.go
index 9d68fd549..c89451602 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/link.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/link.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func newLink(root *Root, inode uint64, node *restic.Node) (*link, error) {
 	return &link{root: root, inode: inode, node: node}, nil
 }
 
-func (l *link) Readlink(_ context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
+func (l *link) Readlink(_ context.Context, _ *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
 	return l.node.LinkTarget, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/fuse/other.go b/internal/fuse/other.go
index 2ca80b505..f536de5c1 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/other.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/other.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func newOther(root *Root, inode uint64, node *restic.Node) (*other, error) {
 	return &other{root: root, inode: inode, node: node}, nil
 }
 
-func (l *other) Readlink(_ context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
+func (l *other) Readlink(_ context.Context, _ *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
 	return l.node.LinkTarget, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go b/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
index 219cb136e..61df3ad08 100644
--- a/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
+++ b/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func newSnapshotLink(root *Root, inode uint64, target string, snapshot *restic.S
 }
 
 // Readlink
-func (l *snapshotLink) Readlink(_ context.Context, req *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
+func (l *snapshotLink) Readlink(_ context.Context, _ *fuse.ReadlinkRequest) (string, error) {
 	return l.target, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/restic/find_test.go b/internal/restic/find_test.go
index f5e288b9d..234561b6d 100644
--- a/internal/restic/find_test.go
+++ b/internal/restic/find_test.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (r ForbiddenRepo) LoadBlob(context.Context, restic.BlobType, restic.ID, []b
 	return nil, errors.New("should not be called")
 }
 
-func (r ForbiddenRepo) LookupBlobSize(id restic.ID, tpe restic.BlobType) (uint, bool) {
+func (r ForbiddenRepo) LookupBlobSize(_ restic.ID, _ restic.BlobType) (uint, bool) {
 	return 0, false
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/restic/snapshot_policy.go b/internal/restic/snapshot_policy.go
index 228e4c88a..bec594707 100644
--- a/internal/restic/snapshot_policy.go
+++ b/internal/restic/snapshot_policy.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func y(d time.Time, _ int) int {
 }
 
 // always returns a unique number for d.
-func always(d time.Time, nr int) int {
+func always(_ time.Time, nr int) int {
 	return nr
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer_unix_test.go b/internal/restorer/restorer_unix_test.go
index 904f26359..2c30a6b64 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer_unix_test.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer_unix_test.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ type printerMock struct {
 	filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64
 }
 
-func (p *printerMock) Update(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, duration time.Duration) {
+func (p *printerMock) Update(_, _, _, _ uint64, _ time.Duration) {
 }
-func (p *printerMock) Finish(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, duration time.Duration) {
+func (p *printerMock) Finish(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, _ time.Duration) {
 	p.filesFinished = filesFinished
 	p.filesTotal = filesTotal
 	p.allBytesWritten = allBytesWritten
diff --git a/internal/selfupdate/download_unix.go b/internal/selfupdate/download_unix.go
index c6189e9d9..bc1762948 100644
--- a/internal/selfupdate/download_unix.go
+++ b/internal/selfupdate/download_unix.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 package selfupdate
 
 // Remove the target binary.
-func removeResticBinary(dir, target string) error {
+func removeResticBinary(_, _ string) error {
 	// removed on rename on this platform
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/backup/text.go b/internal/ui/backup/text.go
index acb2a8d3a..553f559d4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/backup/text.go
+++ b/internal/ui/backup/text.go
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ func (b *TextProgress) Update(total, processed Counter, errors uint, currentFile
 
 // ScannerError is the error callback function for the scanner, it prints the
 // error in verbose mode and returns nil.
-func (b *TextProgress) ScannerError(item string, err error) error {
+func (b *TextProgress) ScannerError(_ string, err error) error {
 	b.V("scan: %v\n", err)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Error is the error callback function for the archiver, it prints the error and returns nil.
-func (b *TextProgress) Error(item string, err error) error {
+func (b *TextProgress) Error(_ string, err error) error {
 	b.E("error: %v\n", err)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (b *TextProgress) Reset() {
 }
 
 // Finish prints the finishing messages.
-func (b *TextProgress) Finish(snapshotID restic.ID, start time.Time, summary *Summary, dryRun bool) {
+func (b *TextProgress) Finish(_ restic.ID, start time.Time, summary *Summary, dryRun bool) {
 	b.P("\n")
 	b.P("Files:       %5d new, %5d changed, %5d unmodified\n", summary.Files.New, summary.Files.Changed, summary.Files.Unchanged)
 	b.P("Dirs:        %5d new, %5d changed, %5d unmodified\n", summary.Dirs.New, summary.Dirs.Changed, summary.Dirs.Unchanged)
diff --git a/internal/ui/restore/progressformatter_test.go b/internal/ui/restore/progressformatter_test.go
index 0cc4ea1ba..e3dc3ace5 100644
--- a/internal/ui/restore/progressformatter_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/restore/progressformatter_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const mockFinishDuration = 42 * time.Second
 func (p *mockPrinter) Update(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, duration time.Duration) {
 	p.trace = append(p.trace, printerTraceEntry{filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal, duration, false})
 }
-func (p *mockPrinter) Finish(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, duration time.Duration) {
+func (p *mockPrinter) Finish(filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal uint64, _ time.Duration) {
 	p.trace = append(p.trace, printerTraceEntry{filesFinished, filesTotal, allBytesWritten, allBytesTotal, mockFinishDuration, true})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_posix.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_posix.go
index c16a2d989..ca5468f45 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_posix.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_posix.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
 
 // posixClearCurrentLine removes all characters from the current line and resets the
 // cursor position to the first column.
-func posixClearCurrentLine(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) {
+func posixClearCurrentLine(wr io.Writer, _ uintptr) {
 	// clear current line
 	_, err := wr.Write([]byte(posixControlMoveCursorHome + posixControlClearLine))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func posixClearCurrentLine(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) {
 }
 
 // posixMoveCursorUp moves the cursor to the line n lines above the current one.
-func posixMoveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr, n int) {
+func posixMoveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, _ uintptr, n int) {
 	data := []byte(posixControlMoveCursorHome)
 	data = append(data, bytes.Repeat([]byte(posixControlMoveCursorUp), n)...)
 	_, err := wr.Write(data)
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
index d1358c022..c7919a7b7 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/terminal_windows.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var (
 
 // windowsClearCurrentLine removes all characters from the current line and
 // resets the cursor position to the first column.
-func windowsClearCurrentLine(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) {
+func windowsClearCurrentLine(_ io.Writer, fd uintptr) {
 	var info windows.ConsoleScreenBufferInfo
 	windows.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(windows.Handle(fd), &info)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func windowsClearCurrentLine(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr) {
 }
 
 // windowsMoveCursorUp moves the cursor to the line n lines above the current one.
-func windowsMoveCursorUp(wr io.Writer, fd uintptr, n int) {
+func windowsMoveCursorUp(_ io.Writer, fd uintptr, n int) {
 	var info windows.ConsoleScreenBufferInfo
 	windows.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(windows.Handle(fd), &info)