diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9884ab3e7..a3daa9e07 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@ issues:
   exclude:
     # EXC0001 errcheck: Almost all programs ignore errors on these functions and in most cases it's ok
     - Error return value of .((os\.)?std(out|err)\..*|.*Close|.*Flush|os\.Remove(All)?|.*print(f|ln)?|os\.(Un)?Setenv). is not checked
-
-    # EXC0003 golint: False positive when tests are defined in package 'test'
-    - func name will be used as test\.Test.* by other packages, and that stutters; consider calling this
diff --git a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/provider/mock/mock.go b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/provider/mock/mock.go
index 7696588da..4a059b262 100644
--- a/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/provider/mock/mock.go
+++ b/cmd/virtual-kubelet/internal/provider/mock/mock.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var (
 */
 
 // MockProvider implements the virtual-kubelet provider interface and stores pods in memory.
-type MockProvider struct {
+type MockProvider struct { // nolint:golint
 	nodeName           string
 	operatingSystem    string
 	internalIP         string
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type MockProvider struct {
 }
 
 // MockConfig contains a mock virtual-kubelet's configurable parameters.
-type MockConfig struct {
+type MockConfig struct { // nolint:golint
 	CPU    string `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
 	Memory string `json:"memory,omitempty"`
 	Pods   string `json:"pods,omitempty"`
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index a5db919f2..5a61c8671 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const (
 //
 // Note: Implementers can choose to manage a node themselves, in which case
 // it is not needed to provide an implementation for this interface.
-type NodeProvider interface {
+type NodeProvider interface { // nolint:golint
 	// Ping checks if the node is still active.
 	// This is intended to be lightweight as it will be called periodically as a
 	// heartbeat to keep the node marked as ready in Kubernetes.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func NewNodeController(p NodeProvider, node *corev1.Node, nodes v1.NodeInterface
 }
 
 // NodeControllerOpt are the functional options used for configuring a node
-type NodeControllerOpt func(*NodeController) error
+type NodeControllerOpt func(*NodeController) error // nolint:golint
 
 // WithNodeEnableLeaseV1Beta1 enables support for v1beta1 leases.
 // If client is nil, leases will not be enabled.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type ErrorHandler func(context.Context, error) error
 // NodeController deals with creating and managing a node object in Kubernetes.
 // It can register a node with Kubernetes and periodically update its status.
 // NodeController manages a single node entity.
-type NodeController struct {
+type NodeController struct { // nolint:golint
 	p NodeProvider
 
 	// serverNode should only be written to on initialization, or as the result of node creation.