diff --git a/pkg/meshdb/networking/networking.go b/pkg/meshdb/networking/networking.go
index 33a33c0a9..c18987655 100644
--- a/pkg/meshdb/networking/networking.go
+++ b/pkg/meshdb/networking/networking.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (n *networking) DeleteNetworkACL(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // ListNetworkACLs returns a list of NetworkACLs.
 func (n *networking) ListNetworkACLs(ctx context.Context) (ACLs, error) {
 	out := make(ACLs, 0)
-	err := n.IterPrefix(ctx, NetworkACLsPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := n.IterPrefix(ctx, NetworkACLsPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		acl := &v1.NetworkACL{}
 		err := protojson.Unmarshal([]byte(value), acl)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (n *networking) DeleteRoute(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // ListRoutes returns a list of Routes.
 func (n *networking) ListRoutes(ctx context.Context) ([]*v1.Route, error) {
 	out := make([]*v1.Route, 0)
-	err := n.IterPrefix(ctx, RoutesPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := n.IterPrefix(ctx, RoutesPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		route := &v1.Route{}
 		err := protojson.Unmarshal([]byte(value), route)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/meshdb/peers/graph.go b/pkg/meshdb/peers/graph.go
index 8c25951ab..3cdd3499a 100644
--- a/pkg/meshdb/peers/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/meshdb/peers/graph.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (g *GraphStore) Edge(sourceNode, targetNode string) (graph.Edge[string], er
 // ListEdges should return all edges in the graph in a slice.
 func (g *GraphStore) ListEdges() ([]graph.Edge[string], error) {
 	edges := make([]graph.Edge[string], 0)
-	err := g.IterPrefix(context.Background(), EdgesPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := g.IterPrefix(context.Background(), EdgesPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		var edge Edge
 		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(value), &edge)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/meshdb/peers/peers.go b/pkg/meshdb/peers/peers.go
index e1fe93e02..8d4e2db18 100644
--- a/pkg/meshdb/peers/peers.go
+++ b/pkg/meshdb/peers/peers.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (p *peers) Delete(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 
 func (p *peers) List(ctx context.Context) ([]Node, error) {
 	out := make([]Node, 0)
-	err := p.db.IterPrefix(ctx, NodesPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := p.db.IterPrefix(ctx, NodesPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		var node Node
 		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(value), &node)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/meshdb/rbac/rbac.go b/pkg/meshdb/rbac/rbac.go
index 2bcff18ae..42b9b12e8 100644
--- a/pkg/meshdb/rbac/rbac.go
+++ b/pkg/meshdb/rbac/rbac.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (r *rbac) DeleteRole(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // ListRoles returns a list of all roles.
 func (r *rbac) ListRoles(ctx context.Context) (RolesList, error) {
 	out := make(RolesList, 0)
-	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, rolesPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, rolesPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		role := &v1.Role{}
 		err := protojson.Unmarshal([]byte(value), role)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (r *rbac) DeleteRoleBinding(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // ListRoleBindings returns a list of all rolebindings.
 func (r *rbac) ListRoleBindings(ctx context.Context) ([]*v1.RoleBinding, error) {
 	out := make([]*v1.RoleBinding, 0)
-	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, rolebindingsPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, rolebindingsPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		rolebinding := &v1.RoleBinding{}
 		err := protojson.Unmarshal([]byte(value), rolebinding)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (r *rbac) DeleteGroup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 // ListGroups returns a list of all groups.
 func (r *rbac) ListGroups(ctx context.Context) ([]*v1.Group, error) {
 	out := make([]*v1.Group, 0)
-	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, groupsPrefix, func(key, value string) error {
+	err := r.IterPrefix(ctx, groupsPrefix, func(_, value string) error {
 		group := &v1.Group{}
 		err := protojson.Unmarshal([]byte(value), group)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager.go b/pkg/plugins/manager.go
index cc4f52bd6..aa39f435b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (m *manager) HasWatchers() bool {
 // AuthUnaryInterceptor returns a unary interceptor for the configured auth plugin.
 // If no plugin is configured, the returned function is a no-op.
 func (m *manager) AuthUnaryInterceptor() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, _ *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (interface{}, error) {
 		if m.auth == nil {
 			return handler(ctx, req)
 		}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (m *manager) AuthUnaryInterceptor() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
 // AuthStreamInterceptor returns a stream interceptor for the configured auth plugin.
 // If no plugin is configured, the returned function is a no-op.
 func (m *manager) AuthStreamInterceptor() grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {
-	return func(srv interface{}, ss grpc.ServerStream, info *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler) error {
+	return func(srv interface{}, ss grpc.ServerStream, _ *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler) error {
 		if m.auth == nil {
 			return handler(srv, ss)
 		}