diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher/watch_cache_test.go b/pkg/storage/cacher/watch_cache_test.go
index ca2004e46..cedf2ac36 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher/watch_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher/watch_cache_test.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestWatchCacheBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			"prefix/ns/pod2": *makeTestStoreElement(makeTestPod("pod2", 5)),
 			"prefix/ns/pod3": *makeTestStoreElement(makeTestPod("pod3", 6)),
 		}
-		items := make(map[string]storeElement, 0)
+		items := make(map[string]storeElement)
 		for _, item := range store.List() {
 			elem := item.(*storeElement)
 			items[elem.Key] = *elem
diff --git a/pkg/util/shufflesharding/shufflesharding_test.go b/pkg/util/shufflesharding/shufflesharding_test.go
index 4e71a942a..85230a83a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/shufflesharding/shufflesharding_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/shufflesharding/shufflesharding_test.go
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func TestDealer_DealIntoHand(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"size: 6 cap: 6 slice",
-			make([]int, 6, 6),
+			make([]int, 6),
 			6,
 		},
 		{
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestDealer_DealIntoHand(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"size: 4 cap: 4 slice",
-			make([]int, 4, 4),
+			make([]int, 4),
 			6,
 		},
 		{
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func TestDealer_DealIntoHand(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"size: 10 cap: 10 slice",
-			make([]int, 10, 10),
+			make([]int, 10),
 			6,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/util/wsstream/conn_test.go b/pkg/util/wsstream/conn_test.go
index 1c049aad7..53ae32a37 100644
--- a/pkg/util/wsstream/conn_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/wsstream/conn_test.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func TestVersionedConn(t *testing.T) {
 			conn := NewConn(supportedProtocols)
 			// note that it's not enough to wait for conn.ready to avoid a race here. Hence,
 			// we use a channel.
-			selectedProtocol := make(chan string, 0)
+			selectedProtocol := make(chan string)
 			s, addr := newServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 				p, _, _ := conn.Open(w, req)
 				selectedProtocol <- p