diff --git a/internal/hook/item_hook_handler.go b/internal/hook/item_hook_handler.go
index d84f9bcaa..8c3738050 100644
--- a/internal/hook/item_hook_handler.go
+++ b/internal/hook/item_hook_handler.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func phasedKey(phase hookPhase, key string) string {
 	if phase != "" {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%v.%v", phase, key)
 	}
-	return string(key)
+	return key
 }
 
 func getHookAnnotation(annotations map[string]string, key string, phase hookPhase) string {
diff --git a/pkg/backup/remap_crd_version_action_test.go b/pkg/backup/remap_crd_version_action_test.go
index ea679ef0e..93482a6bd 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/remap_crd_version_action_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/remap_crd_version_action_test.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func TestRemapCRDVersionActionData(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			var obj unstructured.Unstructured
-			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(f), &obj)
+			err = json.Unmarshal(f, &obj)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			// Load a v1beta1 struct into the beta client to be returned
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestRemapCRDVersionActionData(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			var crd apiextv1beta1.CustomResourceDefinition
-			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(f), &crd)
+			err = json.Unmarshal(f, &crd)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			_, err = betaClient.Create(context.TODO(), &crd, metav1.CreateOptions{})
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/bug/bug.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/bug/bug.go
index ea775ec31..c9c613b23 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/bug/bug.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/bug/bug.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func getKubectlVersion() (string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	versionOut := outbuf.String()
-	kubectlVersion := strings.TrimSpace(string(versionOut))
+	kubectlVersion := strings.TrimSpace(versionOut)
 	return kubectlVersion, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
index 0197e1f61..3288ee68d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_repository_controller_test.go
@@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ func TestGetRepositoryMaintenanceFrequency(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:            "user defined valid",
-			userDefinedFreq: time.Duration(time.Hour),
-			expectFreq:      time.Duration(time.Hour),
+			userDefinedFreq: time.Hour,
+			expectFreq:      time.Hour,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "repo return valid",
-			freqReturn: time.Duration(time.Hour * 2),
-			expectFreq: time.Duration(time.Hour * 2),
+			freqReturn: time.Hour * 2,
+			expectFreq: time.Hour * 2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "fall to default",
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/restartable_item_snapshotter_test.go b/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/restartable_item_snapshotter_test.go
index 29805bc42..26f5a51db 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/restartable_item_snapshotter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/clientmgmt/restartable_item_snapshotter_test.go
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ func TestRestartableItemSnasphotterDelegatedFunctions(t *testing.T) {
 		restartabletest.RestartableDelegateTest{
 			Function:                "AlsoHandles",
 			Inputs:                  []interface{}{&isv1.AlsoHandlesInput{}},
-			ExpectedErrorOutputs:    []interface{}{[]velero.ResourceIdentifier([]velero.ResourceIdentifier(nil)), errors.Errorf("reset error")},
-			ExpectedDelegateOutputs: []interface{}{[]velero.ResourceIdentifier([]velero.ResourceIdentifier(nil)), errors.Errorf("delegate error")},
+			ExpectedErrorOutputs:    []interface{}{[]velero.ResourceIdentifier(nil), errors.Errorf("reset error")},
+			ExpectedDelegateOutputs: []interface{}{[]velero.ResourceIdentifier(nil), errors.Errorf("delegate error")},
 		},
 		restartabletest.RestartableDelegateTest{
 			Function:                "SnapshotItem",
diff --git a/pkg/repository/udmrepo/kopialib/lib_repo.go b/pkg/repository/udmrepo/kopialib/lib_repo.go
index 1a32560f3..0246620bc 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/udmrepo/kopialib/lib_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/udmrepo/kopialib/lib_repo.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type kopiaObjectWriter struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	defaultLogInterval             = time.Duration(time.Second * 10)
+	defaultLogInterval             = time.Second * 10
 	defaultMaintainCheckPeriod     = time.Hour
 	overwriteFullMaintainInterval  = time.Duration(0)
 	overwriteQuickMaintainInterval = time.Duration(0)
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ func getManifestEntriesFromKopia(kMani []*manifest.EntryMetadata) []*udmrepo.Man
 }
 
 func (lt *logThrottle) shouldLog() bool {
-	nextOutputTime := atomic.LoadInt64((*int64)(&lt.lastTime))
+	nextOutputTime := atomic.LoadInt64(&lt.lastTime)
 	if nowNano := time.Now().UnixNano(); nowNano > nextOutputTime {
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64((*int64)(&lt.lastTime), nextOutputTime, nowNano+lt.interval.Nanoseconds()) {
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&lt.lastTime, nextOutputTime, nowNano+lt.interval.Nanoseconds()) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/restic/exec_commands_test.go b/pkg/restic/exec_commands_test.go
index 0353f3e2c..2fdd39e88 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/exec_commands_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/exec_commands_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ third line
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.want, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, []byte(tt.want), getLastLine([]byte(tt.output)))
+			assert.Equal(t, []byte(tt.want), getLastLine(tt.output))
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/backups/sync_backups.go b/test/e2e/backups/sync_backups.go
index deb9befa6..1c628ca50 100644
--- a/test/e2e/backups/sync_backups.go
+++ b/test/e2e/backups/sync_backups.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (b *SyncBackups) Init() {
 	UUIDgen, _ = uuid.NewRandom()
 	b.testNS = "sync-bsl-test-" + UUIDgen.String()
 	b.backupName = "sync-bsl-test-" + UUIDgen.String()
-	b.ctx, _ = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(time.Minute*10))
+	b.ctx, _ = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute*10)
 }
 
 func BackupsSyncTest() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/backups/ttl.go b/test/e2e/backups/ttl.go
index 6ce8816a9..d10c3fe7f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/backups/ttl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/backups/ttl.go
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func (b *TTL) Init() {
 	b.testNS = "backup-ttl-test-" + UUIDgen.String()
 	b.backupName = "backup-ttl-test-" + UUIDgen.String()
 	b.restoreName = "restore-ttl-test-" + UUIDgen.String()
-	b.ctx, _ = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(time.Hour))
-	b.ttl = time.Duration(20 * time.Minute)
+	b.ctx, _ = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Hour)
+	b.ttl = 20 * time.Minute
 
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/privilegesmgmt/ssr.go b/test/e2e/privilegesmgmt/ssr.go
index 428cacc81..00938ce8a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/privilegesmgmt/ssr.go
+++ b/test/e2e/privilegesmgmt/ssr.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func SSRTest() {
 
 	It(fmt.Sprintf("Should create an ssr object in the %s namespace and later removed by controller", VeleroCfg.VeleroNamespace), func() {
 		defer DeleteNamespace(context.TODO(), *VeleroCfg.ClientToInstallVelero, testNS, false)
-		ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(time.Minute*10))
+		ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute*10)
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("Create %s namespace", testNS))
 		Expect(CreateNamespace(ctx, *VeleroCfg.ClientToInstallVelero, testNS)).To(Succeed(),
 			fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create %s namespace", testNS))
diff --git a/test/e2e/util/k8s/persistentvolumes.go b/test/e2e/util/k8s/persistentvolumes.go
index cc7962cbe..44ee5fff1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util/k8s/persistentvolumes.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util/k8s/persistentvolumes.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func CreatePersistentVolume(client TestClient, name string) (*corev1.PersistentV
 		Spec: corev1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
 			StorageClassName: "manual",
 			AccessModes:      []corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{corev1.ReadWriteOnce},
-			Capacity:         corev1.ResourceList{corev1.ResourceName(corev1.ResourceStorage): resource.MustParse("2Gi")},
+			Capacity:         corev1.ResourceList{corev1.ResourceStorage: resource.MustParse("2Gi")},
 
 			PersistentVolumeSource: corev1.PersistentVolumeSource{
 				HostPath: &corev1.HostPathVolumeSource{
diff --git a/test/e2e/util/velero/install.go b/test/e2e/util/velero/install.go
index 2c8938976..30e99b2ee 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util/velero/install.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util/velero/install.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func createVelereResources(ctx context.Context, cli, namespace string, args []st
 
 	resources := &unstructured.UnstructuredList{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(stdout), resources); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal the resources: %s", string(stdout))
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unmarshal the resources: %s", stdout)
 	}
 
 	if err = patchResources(ctx, resources, namespace, registryCredentialFile, VeleroCfg.RestoreHelperImage); err != nil {