diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index fc415a734044..cd8adb3c7c8e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ linters:
     - errorlint   # Find code that will cause problems with Go's error wrapping scheme
     - gofmt       # Checks whether code was gofmt-ed
     - goheader    # Checks is file headers matche a given pattern
+    - nolintlint  # Find ill-formed or insufficiently explained nolint directives
     - revive      # Stricter drop-in replacement for golint
 
 linters-settings:
diff --git a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/linux.go b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/linux.go
index 0f936746a901..55c675740f44 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/linux.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/linux.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func newUnameProber() unameProber {
 }
 
 func parseUname(utsname *syscall.Utsname) *uname {
-	convert := func(chars utsStringPtr) unameField {
+	convert := func(chars *[65]utsChar) unameField {
 		var buf [65]byte
 		var i int
 		for pos, ch := range *chars {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types.go b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types.go
index 20408fab521d..4d13558a76d6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package linux
 
-func utsChar(ch rune) int8 { return int8(ch) } //nolint:deadcode,unused // just for tests 🙄
-
-type utsStringPtr *[65]int8
+type utsChar = int8
diff --git a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types_arm.go b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types_arm.go
index 6dc049602073..9a893a268d97 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types_arm.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/sysinfo/probes/linux/types_arm.go
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package linux
 
-func utsChar(ch rune) uint8 { return uint8(ch) } //nolint:deadcode,unused // just for tests 🙄
-
-type utsStringPtr *[65]uint8
+type utsChar = uint8
diff --git a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
index a8f9e62a6a8c..70598201ac10 100644
--- a/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
+++ b/pkg/autopilot/controller/root/root.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 // TODO: decide on renaming root.RootConfig -> root.Config
-// nolint:revive
 type RootConfig struct {
 	InvocationID        string
 	KubeConfig          string
diff --git a/pkg/component/controller/workerconfig/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/component/controller/workerconfig/reconciler_test.go
index e6018deae1bb..8103bd7629fb 100644
--- a/pkg/component/controller/workerconfig/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/component/controller/workerconfig/reconciler_test.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func TestReconciler_runReconcileLoop(t *testing.T) {
 
 	underTest.runReconcileLoop(ctx, updates, nil)
 
-	switch ctx.Err() { //nolint:errorlint // as per context contract
+	switch ctx.Err() {
 	case context.Canceled:
 		break // this is the good case
 	case context.DeadlineExceeded: