diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
index 54f54f149ae..096dfd83060 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_node_status.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) updateDefaultLabels(initialNode, existingNode *v1.Node) bool
 		kubeletapis.LabelArch,
 	}
 
-	var needsUpdate bool = false
+	needsUpdate := false
 	if existingNode.Labels == nil {
 		existingNode.Labels = make(map[string]string)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 1854554824c..a00b934df6a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func makeMounts(pod *v1.Pod, podDir string, container *v1.Container, hostName, h
 	mountEtcHostsFile := len(podIP) > 0 && runtime.GOOS != "windows"
 	glog.V(3).Infof("container: %v/%v/%v podIP: %q creating hosts mount: %v", pod.Namespace, pod.Name, container.Name, podIP, mountEtcHostsFile)
 	mounts := []kubecontainer.Mount{}
-	var cleanupAction func() = nil
+	var cleanupAction func()
 	for i, mount := range container.VolumeMounts {
 		// do not mount /etc/hosts if container is already mounting on the path
 		mountEtcHostsFile = mountEtcHostsFile && (mount.MountPath != etcHostsPath)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index cf75dc87197..de8fb60969e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 		allPlugins = append(allPlugins, azure_dd.ProbeVolumePlugins()...)
 	}
 
-	var prober volume.DynamicPluginProber = nil // TODO (#51147) inject mock
+	var prober volume.DynamicPluginProber // TODO (#51147) inject mock
 	kubelet.volumePluginMgr, err =
 		NewInitializedVolumePluginMgr(kubelet, kubelet.secretManager, kubelet.configMapManager, token.NewManager(kubelet.kubeClient), allPlugins, prober)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to initialize VolumePluginMgr")