diff --git a/evidence/store_test.go b/evidence/store_test.go
index a0c7f5db1..1d45f09a1 100644
--- a/evidence/store_test.go
+++ b/evidence/store_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package evidence
 
 import (
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
diff --git a/types/proto3_test.go b/types/proto3_test.go
index f969be128..f5db1a83f 100644
--- a/types/proto3_test.go
+++ b/types/proto3_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto" // nolint: staticcheck // still used by gogoproto
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types/proto3"
diff --git a/types/protobuf_test.go b/types/protobuf_test.go
index 636091b5c..6f6e6198b 100644
--- a/types/protobuf_test.go
+++ b/types/protobuf_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto" // nolint: staticcheck // still used by gogoproto
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"