diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/images.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/images.go
index a68d2168d..00fbb5387 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/images/images.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/images/images.go
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ var checkCommand = cli.Command{
 
 		for _, image := range imageList {
 			var (
-				status       string = "complete"
+				status       = "complete"
 				size         string
 				requiredSize int64
 				presentSize  int64
-				complete     bool = true
+				complete     = true
 			)
 
 			available, required, present, missing, err := images.Check(ctx, contentStore, image.Target(), platforms.Default())
diff --git a/pkg/cri/io/helpers.go b/pkg/cri/io/helpers.go
index 4e86b6313..bf99e9538 100644
--- a/pkg/cri/io/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/cri/io/helpers.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ const (
 	// Stdin stream type.
 	Stdin StreamType = "stdin"
 	// Stdout stream type.
-	Stdout StreamType = StreamType(runtime.Stdout)
+	Stdout = StreamType(runtime.Stdout)
 	// Stderr stream type.
-	Stderr StreamType = StreamType(runtime.Stderr)
+	Stderr = StreamType(runtime.Stderr)
 )
 
 type wgCloser struct {
diff --git a/remotes/docker/fetcher_test.go b/remotes/docker/fetcher_test.go
index 6a4935339..07cc90a24 100644
--- a/remotes/docker/fetcher_test.go
+++ b/remotes/docker/fetcher_test.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func TestDockerFetcherOpen(t *testing.T) {
 			req := f.request(host, http.MethodGet)
 
 			got, err := f.open(context.TODO(), req, "", 0)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, (err != nil))
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err != nil)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.retries, 0)
 			if tt.wantErr {