diff --git a/checkpoint/checkpoint_test.go b/checkpoint/checkpoint_test.go
index 079185816..1a1dfb008 100644
--- a/checkpoint/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/checkpoint/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -198,12 +198,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Kubelet checkpoint data read operations", func() {
 			// resourceMap = rmap
 		})
 	})
-
-	It("Check public GetCheckpoint for basic functionality", func() {
-		cp, err := GetCheckpoint()
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(cp).To(Equal(&checkpoint{fileName: checkPointfile}))
-	})
 })
 
 var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
diff --git a/types/conf_test.go b/types/conf_test.go
index 553be0d8d..c693cea44 100644
--- a/types/conf_test.go
+++ b/types/conf_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var _ = Describe("config operations", func() {
 	    ]
 		}`
 		// missing end bracket
-		netConf, err := LoadNetConf([]byte(conf))
+		_, err := LoadNetConf([]byte(conf))
 		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
 	})