diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_filter_pattern_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_filter_pattern_test.go
index 962158d94..c8225284d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_filter_pattern_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_filter_pattern_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-//go:build go1.16
-// +build go1.16
-
-// Before Go 1.16 filepath.Match returned early on a failed match,
-// and thus did not report any later syntax error in the pattern.
-// https://go.dev/doc/go1.16#path/filepath
-
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/filter/filter_patterns_test.go b/internal/filter/filter_patterns_test.go
index 64599d698..5971a4e1e 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filter_patterns_test.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filter_patterns_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-//go:build go1.16
-// +build go1.16
-
-// Before Go 1.16 filepath.Match returned early on a failed match,
-// and thus did not report any later syntax error in the pattern.
-// https://go.dev/doc/go1.16#path/filepath
-
 package filter_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/repository/fuzz_test.go b/internal/repository/fuzz_test.go
index 7a98477b6..e316c3443 100644
--- a/internal/repository/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/internal/repository/fuzz_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//go:build go1.18
-// +build go1.18
-
 package repository
 
 import (