diff --git a/motor/rule_applicator_test.go b/motor/rule_applicator_test.go
index ecd77efc..4586ae7b 100644
--- a/motor/rule_applicator_test.go
+++ b/motor/rule_applicator_test.go
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ components:
 			},
 		})
 
-	//nolint:staticcheck // ignore this linting issue, its no a bug, it's on purpose.
+	//nolint:staticcheck // ignore this linting issue, it's not a bug, it's on purpose.
 	time.Sleep(100)
 	assert.True(t, panicRan)
 
diff --git a/rulesets/remote_ruleset.go b/rulesets/remote_ruleset.go
index c83ab8db..7199076d 100644
--- a/rulesets/remote_ruleset.go
+++ b/rulesets/remote_ruleset.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // CheckForRemoteExtends checks if the extends map contains a remote link
 // returns true if it does, false if it does not
 func CheckForRemoteExtends(extends map[string]string) bool {
-	for k, _ := range extends {
+	for k := range extends {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(k, "http") {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func CheckForRemoteExtends(extends map[string]string) bool {
 // CheckForLocalExtends checks if the extends map contains a local link
 // returns true if it does, false if it does not
 func CheckForLocalExtends(extends map[string]string) bool {
-	for k, _ := range extends {
+	for k := range extends {
 		if filepath.Ext(k) == ".yaml" || filepath.Ext(k) == ".json" {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func SniffOutAllExternalRules(
 
 	// do we have extensions?
 	if CheckForRemoteExtends(extends) || CheckForLocalExtends(extends) {
-		for k, _ := range extends {
+		for k := range extends {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(k, "http") || filepath.Ext(k) == ".yaml" || filepath.Ext(k) == ".json" {
 				if slices.Contains(visited, k) {
 					rsm.logger.Warn("ruleset links to its self, circular rulesets are not permitted",
@@ -179,5 +179,4 @@ func SniffOutAllExternalRules(
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return
 }
diff --git a/rulesets/rulesets.go b/rulesets/rulesets.go
index 946108ad..554420e6 100644
--- a/rulesets/rulesets.go
+++ b/rulesets/rulesets.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (rsm ruleSetsModel) GenerateRuleSetFromSuppliedRuleSet(ruleset *RuleSet) *R
 
 		go func() {
 
-			for k, _ := range extends {
+			for k := range extends {
 				if strings.HasPrefix(k, "http") || filepath.Ext(k) == ".yaml" || filepath.Ext(k) == ".json" {
 					total++
 					remote := false