diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index fec369f6d..3b0b619c3 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ issues:
     - path: 'archive[\\/]tarheader[\\/]'
       # conversion is necessary on Linux, unnecessary on macOS
       text: "unnecessary conversion"
+    - path: 'integration[\\/]client'
+      text: "dot-imports:"
     - linters:
         - revive
       text: "if-return"
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ linters-settings:
       - G306
       - G402
       - G404
+  nolintlint:
+    allow-unused: true
 
 run:
   timeout: 8m
diff --git a/integration/client/client.go b/integration/client/client.go
index c72294efc..637270bdf 100644
--- a/integration/client/client.go
+++ b/integration/client/client.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 	testNamespace = "testing"
 )
 
+//nolint:unused // some variables used in fuzz but not all platforms
 var (
 	address           string
 	ctrdStdioFilePath string
diff --git a/integration/client/client_unix.go b/integration/client/client_unix.go
index 6e8ae3e98..f7198bbc8 100644
--- a/integration/client/client_unix.go
+++ b/integration/client/client_unix.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 package client
 
+//nolint:unused // some variables used for fuzz
 const (
 	defaultRoot    = "/var/lib/containerd-test"
 	defaultState   = "/run/containerd-test"
diff --git a/integration/client/client_windows_test.go b/integration/client/client_windows_test.go
index 7638fff68..65856035f 100644
--- a/integration/client/client_windows_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/client_windows_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim/test/functional/manifest" // For rsrc_amd64.syso
 )
 
+//nolint:unused // some variables used for fuzz
 const (
 	defaultAddress = `\\.\pipe\containerd-containerd-test`
 )
diff --git a/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go b/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
index c8b7e37ac..dba590531 100644
--- a/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
+++ b/integration/client/restart_monitor_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import (
 	exec "golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 )
 
-//nolint:unused // Ignore on non-Linux
 func newDaemonWithConfig(t *testing.T, configTOML string) (*Client, *daemon, func()) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip()
@@ -263,11 +262,6 @@ func testRestartMonitorPausedTaskWithAlways(t *testing.T, client *Client, interv
 		t.Skip("Pause task is not supported on Windows")
 	}
 
-	const (
-		epsilon = 1 * time.Second
-		count   = 20
-	)
-
 	var (
 		ctx, cancel = testContext(t)
 		id          = strings.ReplaceAll(t.Name(), "/", "_")