diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6a0c6a4db..65483ec55 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ linters:
     - nakedret
     - cyclop
     - gosimple
-    - varcheck
     - unused
-    - deadcode
     - exportloopref
     - gocritic
     - forbidigo
@@ -71,9 +69,9 @@ linters-settings:
 
   gosimple:
     # Select the Go version to target. The default is '1.13'.
-    go: "1.17"
+    go: '1.17'
     # https://staticcheck.io/docs/options#checks
-    checks: ["all"]
+    checks: ['all']
 
   gocritic:
     disabled-checks:
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ linters-settings:
   forbidigo:
     # Forbid the following identifiers (identifiers are written using regexp):
     forbid:
-        # Logging via Print bypasses our logging framework.
+      # Logging via Print bypasses our logging framework.
       - ^(fmt\.Print(|f|ln)|print|println)
       - ^panic.*$