diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index f835c687db..fce16ba084 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ cloudmock/aws/mockelbv2
 cmd/kops
 node-authorizer/pkg/authorizers/aws
 node-authorizer/pkg/server
-pkg/resources/digitalocean
-pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns
 pkg/resources/openstack
 upup/pkg/fi
 upup/pkg/fi/cloudup
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/cloud.go b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/cloud.go
index 651fed340c..88e927f786 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/cloud.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/cloud.go
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ type Cloud struct {
 
 	// RegionName holds the region, renamed to avoid conflict with Region()
 	RegionName string
-
-	tags map[string]string
 }
 
 var _ fi.Cloud = &Cloud{}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go
index 8c36d82343..1439d0cf91 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/dns/dns.go
@@ -504,16 +504,6 @@ func createRecord(c *godo.Client, zoneName string, createRequest *godo.DomainRec
 	return nil
 }
 
-// editRecord edits a record given an associated zone and a godo.DomainRecordEditRequest
-func editRecord(c *godo.Client, zoneName string, recordID int, editRequest *godo.DomainRecordEditRequest) error {
-	_, _, err := c.Domains.EditRecord(context.TODO(), zoneName, recordID, editRequest)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error editing record: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // deleteRecord deletes a record given an associated zone and a record ID
 func deleteRecord(c *godo.Client, zoneName string, recordID int) error {
 	_, err := c.Domains.DeleteRecord(context.TODO(), zoneName, recordID)
diff --git a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/resources.go b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/resources.go
index 81d5c01193..a144d01223 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/digitalocean/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/digitalocean/resources.go
@@ -317,12 +317,13 @@ func deleteRecord(cloud fi.Cloud, domain string, t *resources.Resource) error {
 
 func waitForDetach(cloud *Cloud, action *godo.Action) error {
 	timeout := time.After(10 * time.Second)
-	tick := time.Tick(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-timeout:
 			return errors.New("timed out waiting for volume to detach")
-		case <-tick:
+		case <-ticker.C:
 			updatedAction, _, err := cloud.Client.Actions.Get(context.TODO(), action.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err