diff --git a/rest/exec_test.go b/rest/exec_test.go
index 290b512c2..bd28ceb44 100644
--- a/rest/exec_test.go
+++ b/rest/exec_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ func TestConfigToExecCluster(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			out, err := ConfigToExecCluster(&test.in)
 			if test.wantErrorPrefix != "" {
diff --git a/rest/transport_test.go b/rest/transport_test.go
index 93b341030..0468ddea3 100644
--- a/rest/transport_test.go
+++ b/rest/transport_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ uml0obOEy+ON91k+SWTJ3ggmF/U=
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	for _, tt := range configurations {
-		tt := tt
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
diff --git a/tools/auth/exec/exec_test.go b/tools/auth/exec/exec_test.go
index 871474675..6c0d672c5 100644
--- a/tools/auth/exec/exec_test.go
+++ b/tools/auth/exec/exec_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ func TestLoadExecCredential(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/tools/auth/exec/types_test.go b/tools/auth/exec/types_test.go
index bf08da936..4e33b67c8 100644
--- a/tools/auth/exec/types_test.go
+++ b/tools/auth/exec/types_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ func TestClientAuthenticationClusterTypesAreSynced(t *testing.T) {
 		clientauthenticationv1beta1.Cluster{},
 		clientauthenticationv1.Cluster{},
 	} {
-		cluster := cluster
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%T", cluster), func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			testClientAuthenticationClusterTypesAreSynced(t, cluster)
diff --git a/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go b/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
index 24f0ec87d..3100b30db 100644
--- a/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
+++ b/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ func TestDeltaFIFOW_ReplaceMakesDeletionsForObjectsOnlyInQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range table {
-		tt := tt
-
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Test with a DeltaFIFO with a backing KnownObjects
 			fWithKnownObjects := NewDeltaFIFOWithOptions(DeltaFIFOOptions{
diff --git a/tools/cache/the_real_fifo_test.go b/tools/cache/the_real_fifo_test.go
index 6b9efbd6e..c6a1710cd 100644
--- a/tools/cache/the_real_fifo_test.go
+++ b/tools/cache/the_real_fifo_test.go
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ func TestRealFIFOW_ReplaceMakesDeletionsForObjectsOnlyInQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range table {
-		tt := tt
-
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Test with a RealFIFO with a backing KnownObjects
 			fWithKnownObjects := NewRealFIFO(
@@ -1394,8 +1392,6 @@ func TestRealFIFO_ReplaceAtomic(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range table {
-		tt := tt
-
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Test with a RealFIFO with a backing KnownObjects
 			f := NewRealFIFO(
diff --git a/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/defaults_test.go b/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/defaults_test.go
index 03fdb0427..5858121ce 100644
--- a/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/defaults_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Config(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		test := test
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			gotOut := test.in.DeepCopy()
 			SetDefaults_ExecConfig(gotOut)
diff --git a/tools/watch/retrywatcher_test.go b/tools/watch/retrywatcher_test.go
index ced27fbe0..3c2229779 100644
--- a/tools/watch/retrywatcher_test.go
+++ b/tools/watch/retrywatcher_test.go
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ func TestRetryWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tt {
-		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			_, ctx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 			t.Parallel()