diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 0a1c8ea87ec..eb8df6cf4a0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -260,5 +260,4 @@ linters-settings:
     enable-all: true
     disable:
       - float-compare
-      - formatter
       - require-error
diff --git a/instrumentation/runtime/runtime_test.go b/instrumentation/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 67df9768580..864916af193 100644
--- a/instrumentation/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package runtime // import "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime"
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"testing"
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ func assertNonZeroValues(t *testing.T, sm metricdata.ScopeMetrics) {
 		switch a := m.Data.(type) {
 		case metricdata.Sum[int64]:
 			for _, dp := range a.DataPoints {
-				assert.Positive(t, dp.Value, fmt.Sprintf("Metric %q should have a non-zero value for point with attributes %+v", m.Name, dp.Attributes))
+				assert.Positivef(t, dp.Value, "Metric %q should have a non-zero value for point with attributes %+v", m.Name, dp.Attributes)
 			}
 		default:
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected data type %v", a)