diff --git a/links/endpoint_host.go b/links/endpoint_host.go
index dd885c96e..943ef460e 100644
--- a/links/endpoint_host.go
+++ b/links/endpoint_host.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func NewEndpointHost(eg *EndpointGeneric) *EndpointHost {
 }
 
 func (e *EndpointHost) Verify(_ *VerifyLinkParams) error {
-	errs := []error{}
+	var errs []error
 	err := CheckEndpointUniqueness(e)
 	if err != nil {
 		errs = append(errs, err)
diff --git a/links/endpoint_vxlan.go b/links/endpoint_vxlan.go
index 88edbcea1..a12fe247d 100644
--- a/links/endpoint_vxlan.go
+++ b/links/endpoint_vxlan.go
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ func (e *EndpointVxlan) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("vxlan remote: %q, udp-port: %d, vni: %d", e.remote, e.udpPort, e.vni)
 }
 
-// // GetLink retrieves the link that the endpoint is assigned to
-// func (e *EndpointVxlan) GetLink() Link
-// // Verify verifies that the endpoint is valid and can be deployed
+// Verify verifies that the endpoint is valid and can be deployed
 func (e *EndpointVxlan) Verify(*VerifyLinkParams) error {
 	return CheckEndpointUniqueness(e)
 }
diff --git a/links/generic_link_node.go b/links/generic_link_node.go
index a5fd1bf54..6fe10e688 100644
--- a/links/generic_link_node.go
+++ b/links/generic_link_node.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (g *GenericLinkNode) GetEndpoints() []Endpoint {
 	return g.endpoints
 }
 
-func (g *GenericLinkNode) GetState() state.NodeState {
+func (*GenericLinkNode) GetState() state.NodeState {
 	// The GenericLinkNode is the basis for Mgmt-Bridge and Host fake node.
 	// Both of these do generally exist. Hence the Deployed state in generally returned
 	return state.Deployed
diff --git a/links/link_veth_test.go b/links/link_veth_test.go
index 7d0b0a214..58a5be6af 100644
--- a/links/link_veth_test.go
+++ b/links/link_veth_test.go
@@ -241,6 +241,6 @@ func (f *fakeNode) GetState() state.NodeState {
 	return f.State
 }
 
-func (f *fakeNode) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (*fakeNode) Delete(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/links/link_vxlan.go b/links/link_vxlan.go
index 9ee67a717..228343849 100644
--- a/links/link_vxlan.go
+++ b/links/link_vxlan.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (lr *LinkVxlanRaw) resolveRegular(params *ResolveParams) (Link, error) {
 	return link, nil
 }
 
-func (lr *LinkVxlanRaw) GetType() LinkType {
+func (*LinkVxlanRaw) GetType() LinkType {
 	return LinkTypeVxlan
 }
 
@@ -348,6 +348,6 @@ func (l *LinkVxlan) GetEndpoints() []Endpoint {
 	return []Endpoint{l.localEndpoint, l.remoteEndpoint}
 }
 
-func (l *LinkVxlan) GetType() LinkType {
+func (*LinkVxlan) GetType() LinkType {
 	return LinkTypeVxlan
 }
diff --git a/links/link_vxlan_stitched.go b/links/link_vxlan_stitched.go
index 28ba43713..10fc6abe9 100644
--- a/links/link_vxlan_stitched.go
+++ b/links/link_vxlan_stitched.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (l *VxlanStitched) GetEndpoints() []Endpoint {
 	return []Endpoint{l.vxlanLink.localEndpoint, l.vxlanLink.remoteEndpoint}
 }
 
-func (l *VxlanStitched) GetType() LinkType {
+func (*VxlanStitched) GetType() LinkType {
 	return LinkTypeVxlanStitch
 }