diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/apiapproval_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/apiapproval_test.go
index 558b0c66410..19e1cf7cdbd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/apiapproval_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/apiapproval_test.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func TestAPIApproval(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Second, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-		approvedKubeAPI, err = apiExtensionClient.ApiextensionsV1().CustomResourceDefinitions().Get(ctx, approvedKubeAPI.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
+		approvedKubeAPI, getErr := apiExtensionClient.ApiextensionsV1().CustomResourceDefinitions().Get(ctx, approvedKubeAPI.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if getErr != nil {
+			return false, getErr
 		}
 		if approvedKubeAPIApproved := findCRDCondition(approvedKubeAPI, apiextensionsv1.KubernetesAPIApprovalPolicyConformant); approvedKubeAPIApproved == nil || approvedKubeAPIApproved.Status != apiextensionsv1.ConditionTrue {
 			t.Log(approvedKubeAPIApproved)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/conversion_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/conversion_test.go
index cf970fff1ba..9ea69931b82 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/conversion_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/conversion_test.go
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ func testWebhookConverter(t *testing.T, watchCache bool) {
 
 			// wait until new webhook is called the first time
 			if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*100, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (done bool, err error) {
-				_, err = ctc.versionedClient(marker.GetNamespace(), "v1alpha1").Get(ctx, marker.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+				_, getErr := ctc.versionedClient(marker.GetNamespace(), "v1alpha1").Get(ctx, marker.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
 				select {
 				case <-upCh:
 					return true, nil
 				default:
-					t.Logf("Waiting for webhook to become effective, getting marker object: %v", err)
+					t.Logf("Waiting for webhook to become effective, getting marker object: %v", getErr)
 					return false, nil
 				}
 			}); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/webhook.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/webhook.go
index 6da7c438810..08cfdb9c2dc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/webhook.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/conversion/webhook.go
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ func StartConversionWebhookServer(handler http.Handler) (func(), *apiextensionsv
 
 	// StartTLS returns immediately, there is a small chance of a race to avoid.
 	if err := wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*100, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (done bool, err error) {
-		_, err = webhookServer.Client().Get(webhookServer.URL) // even a 404 is fine
-		return err == nil, nil
+		_, getErr := webhookServer.Client().Get(webhookServer.URL) // even a 404 is fine
+		return getErr == nil, nil
 	}); err != nil {
 		webhookServer.Close()
 		return nil, nil, err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/listtype_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/listtype_test.go
index ddadc18ae42..2e4e6e64694 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/listtype_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/listtype_test.go
@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ func TestListTypes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("Updating again with invalid values, eventually successfully due to ratcheting logic")
 	err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), time.Millisecond*100, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-		_, err = fooClient.Update(ctx, modifiedInstance, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
-		if err == nil {
-			return true, err
+		_, updateErr := fooClient.Update(ctx, modifiedInstance, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if updateErr == nil {
+			return true, nil
 		}
-		if errors.IsInvalid(err) {
+		if errors.IsInvalid(updateErr) {
 			// wait until modifiedInstance becomes valid again
 			return false, nil
 		}
-		return false, err
+		return false, updateErr
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/validation_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/validation_test.go
index 6812d53b471..5f593aae70b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/validation_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/validation_test.go
@@ -779,14 +779,14 @@ func TestCRValidationOnCRDUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// CR is now accepted
 			err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(context.Background(), 500*time.Millisecond, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (done bool, err error) {
-				_, err = noxuResourceClient.Create(ctx, instanceToCreate, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-				if _, isStatus := err.(*apierrors.StatusError); isStatus {
-					if apierrors.IsInvalid(err) {
+				_, createErr := noxuResourceClient.Create(ctx, instanceToCreate, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				if _, isStatus := createErr.(*apierrors.StatusError); isStatus {
+					if apierrors.IsInvalid(createErr) {
 						return false, nil
 					}
 				}
-				if err != nil {
-					return false, err
+				if createErr != nil {
+					return false, createErr
 				}
 				return true, nil
 			})
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/versioning_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/versioning_test.go
index c46e5240d22..2bd46a80621 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/versioning_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/versioning_test.go
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ func TestInternalVersionIsHandlerVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			patch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"i": %d}`, i))
 			i++
 
-			_, err = noxuNamespacedResourceClientV1beta1.Patch(ctx, "foo", types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
+			_, patchErr := noxuNamespacedResourceClientV1beta1.Patch(ctx, "foo", types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+			if patchErr != nil {
 				// work around "grpc: the client connection is closing" error
 				// TODO: fix the grpc error
-				if err, ok := err.(*errors.StatusError); ok && err.Status().Code == http.StatusInternalServerError {
+				if statusErr, ok := patchErr.(*errors.StatusError); ok && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusInternalServerError {
 					return false, nil
 				}
-				return false, err
+				return false, patchErr
 			}
 			return true, nil
 		})
@@ -115,16 +115,16 @@ func TestInternalVersionIsHandlerVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			patch := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"i": %d}`, i))
 			i++
 
-			_, err = noxuNamespacedResourceClientV1beta2.Patch(ctx, "foo", types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
-			assert.Error(t, err)
+			_, patchErr := noxuNamespacedResourceClientV1beta2.Patch(ctx, "foo", types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+			assert.Error(t, patchErr)
 
 			// work around "grpc: the client connection is closing" error
 			// TODO: fix the grpc error
-			if err, ok := err.(*errors.StatusError); ok && err.Status().Code == http.StatusInternalServerError {
+			if statusErr, ok := patchErr.(*errors.StatusError); ok && statusErr.Status().Code == http.StatusInternalServerError {
 				return false, nil
 			}
 
-			assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "apiVersion")
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, patchErr, "apiVersion")
 			return true, nil
 		})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)