diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index b6dd494ab..8a62346b5 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ linters:
     # - bodyclose
     # - containedctx
     # - contextcheck
-    # - decorder
+    - decorder
     # - dogsled
-    # - durationcheck
-    # - errcheck
-    # - errchkjson
-    # - errname
+    - durationcheck
+    - errcheck
+    - errchkjson
+    - errname
     # - errorlint
     # - exhaustive
     # - forbidigo
@@ -23,39 +23,39 @@ linters:
     - goconst
     # - gocritic
     # - gocyclo
-    # - goheader
-    # - gomodguard
+    - goheader
+    - gomodguard
     - goprintffuncname
     - gosimple
     - govet
-    # - grouper
-    # - importas
-    # - ineffassign
-    # - loggercheck
+    - grouper
+    - importas
+    - ineffassign
+    - loggercheck
     # - maintidx
     # - makezero
     - misspell
-    # - nakedret
-    # - nilerr
+    - nakedret
+    - nilerr
     # - nlreturn
-    # - noctx
-    # - nosprintfhostport
+    - noctx
+    - nosprintfhostport
     # - paralleltest
-    # - reassign
+    - reassign
     # - revive
-    # - rowserrcheck
-    # - sqlclosecheck
+    - rowserrcheck
+    - sqlclosecheck
     - staticcheck
     # - stylecheck
-    # - tenv
-    # - testableexamples
+    - tenv
+    - testableexamples
     # - tparallel
     - typecheck
-    # - unconvert
+    - unconvert
     # - unparam
-    # - usestdlibvars
+    - usestdlibvars
     - unused
-    # - wastedassign
+    - wastedassign
     - whitespace
     # - wrapcheck
 
diff --git a/btcstaking/identifiable_staking_test.go b/btcstaking/identifiable_staking_test.go
index c342e1b14..247915b97 100644
--- a/btcstaking/identifiable_staking_test.go
+++ b/btcstaking/identifiable_staking_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func generateTxFromOutputs(r *rand.Rand, info *btcstaking.IdentifiableStakingInf
 	numOutputs := r.Int31n(18) + 2
 
 	stakingOutputIdx := int(r.Int31n(numOutputs))
-	opReturnOutputIdx := int(datagen.RandomIntOtherThan(r, int(stakingOutputIdx), int(numOutputs)))
+	opReturnOutputIdx := int(datagen.RandomIntOtherThan(r, stakingOutputIdx, int(numOutputs)))
 
 	tx := wire.NewMsgTx(2)
 	for i := 0; i < int(numOutputs); i++ {
diff --git a/crypto/eots/error.go b/crypto/eots/error.go
index 831587a2c..703af436b 100644
--- a/crypto/eots/error.go
+++ b/crypto/eots/error.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	ecdsa_schnorr "github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4/schnorr"
 )
 
-// ErrorKind identifies a kind of error.  It has full support for errors.Is
+// KindOfError identifies a kind of error. It has full support for errors.Is
 // and errors.As, so the caller can directly check against an error kind
 // when determining the reason for an error.
-type ErrorKind = ecdsa_schnorr.ErrorKind
+type KindOfError = ecdsa_schnorr.ErrorKind
 
 // Error identifies an error related to a schnorr signature. It has full
 // support for errors.Is and errors.As, so the caller can ascertain the
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ type ErrorKind = ecdsa_schnorr.ErrorKind
 type Error = ecdsa_schnorr.Error
 
 // signatureError creates an Error given a set of arguments.
-func signatureError(kind ErrorKind, desc string) Error {
+func signatureError(kind KindOfError, desc string) Error {
 	return Error{Err: kind, Description: desc}
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/base.go b/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
index 65e1d0488..0384e1aa2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/base.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package configurer
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -202,7 +203,17 @@ func (bc *baseConfigurer) runHermesIBCRelayer(chainConfigA *chain.Config, chainC
 	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/state", hermesResource.GetHostPort("3031/tcp"))
 
 	require.Eventually(bc.t, func() bool {
-		resp, err := http.Get(endpoint)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(
+			context.Background(),
+			http.MethodGet,
+			endpoint,
+			nil,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
index 0a26c8129..37ba3fbe6 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/chain/queries.go
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ func (n *NodeConfig) QueryGRPCGateway(path string, queryParams url.Values) ([]by
 
 	var resp *http.Response
 	require.Eventually(n.t, func() bool {
-		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", fullQueryPath, nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(
+			context.Background(),
+			http.MethodGet,
+			fullQueryPath,
+			nil,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
index 9c692768c..437232ceb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func parseSubmitProposal(cdc codec.Codec, path string) (proposal, []sdk.Msg, sdk
 }
 
 // writeProposalToFile marshal the prop as json to the file.
-func writeProposalToFile(cdc codec.Codec, path string, prop proposal) error {
+func writeProposalToFile(_ codec.Codec, path string, prop proposal) error {
 	bz, err := json.MarshalIndent(&prop, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade_test.go b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade_test.go
index fb992c761..2c5cc58c4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/configurer/upgrade_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestWriteGovPropToFile(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix()))
-	newPropHeight := int64(r.Int63())
+	newPropHeight := r.Int63()
 	msgProp.Plan.Height = newPropHeight
 
 	tempFilePath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), filepath.Base(config.UpgradeSignetLaunchFilePath))
diff --git a/test/e2e/initialization/chain/main.go b/test/e2e/initialization/chain/main.go
index 9f251c9f9..4a330ed2c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/initialization/chain/main.go
+++ b/test/e2e/initialization/chain/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	b, _ := json.Marshal(createdChain)
+	b, err := json.Marshal(createdChain)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v-encode", dataDir, chainId)
 	if err = os.WriteFile(fileName, b, 0o777); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/testutil/datagen/btcstaking.go b/testutil/datagen/btcstaking.go
index f76448a18..bd2eef8ff 100644
--- a/testutil/datagen/btcstaking.go
+++ b/testutil/datagen/btcstaking.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func GenRandomBTCDelegation(
 		BtcPk:            delBTCPK,
 		Pop:              pop,
 		FpBtcPkList:      fpBTCPKs,
-		StakingTime:      uint32(stakingTime),
+		StakingTime:      stakingTime,
 		StartHeight:      startHeight,
 		EndHeight:        endHeight,
 		TotalSat:         totalSat,
diff --git a/x/btccheckpoint/keeper/keeper.go b/x/btccheckpoint/keeper/keeper.go
index b9219f4b5..0c9654480 100644
--- a/x/btccheckpoint/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/btccheckpoint/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (e submissionBtcError) Error() string {
 }
 
 const (
-	submissionUnknownErr submissionBtcError = submissionBtcError(
+	errSubmissionUnknown submissionBtcError = submissionBtcError(
 		"One of submission blocks is not known to btclightclient",
 	)
 )
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (k Keeper) headerDepth(ctx context.Context, headerHash *bbn.BTCHeaderHashBy
 
 	if err != nil {
 		// one of blocks is not known to light client
-		return 0, submissionUnknownErr
+		return 0, errSubmissionUnknown
 	}
 	return blockDepth, nil
 }
diff --git a/x/btclightclient/keeper/grpc_query_test.go b/x/btclightclient/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
index 4e97f58c5..7252ba921 100644
--- a/x/btclightclient/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
+++ b/x/btclightclient/keeper/grpc_query_test.go
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ func FuzzHashesQuery(f *testing.F) {
 				t.Fatalf("Valid request led to a nil response")
 			}
 			// If we are on the last page the elements retrieved should be equal to the remaining ones
-			if headersRetrieved+uint32(limit) >= chainSize && uint32(len(resp.Hashes)) != chainSize-headersRetrieved {
+			if headersRetrieved+limit >= chainSize && uint32(len(resp.Hashes)) != chainSize-headersRetrieved {
 				t.Fatalf("On the last page expected %d elements but got %d", chainSize-headersRetrieved, len(resp.Hashes))
 			}
 			// Otherwise, the elements retrieved should be equal to the limit
-			if headersRetrieved+uint32(limit) < chainSize && uint32(len(resp.Hashes)) != limit {
+			if headersRetrieved+limit < chainSize && uint32(len(resp.Hashes)) != limit {
 				t.Fatalf("On an intermediate page expected %d elements but got %d", limit, len(resp.Hashes))
 			}
 
diff --git a/x/btclightclient/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/x/btclightclient/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index 26eaac2aa..4f0b91365 100644
--- a/x/btclightclient/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/x/btclightclient/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func FuzzMsgServerReorgChain(f *testing.F) {
 			r,
 			forkHeader.Header.ToBlockHeader(),
 			nil,
-			uint32(forkChainLen),
+			forkChainLen,
 		)
 		chainExtensionWork := chainWork(chainExtension)
 		msg := &types.MsgInsertHeaders{Signer: address.String(), Headers: keepertest.NewBTCHeaderBytesList(chainExtension)}
diff --git a/x/btclightclient/types/msgs_test.go b/x/btclightclient/types/msgs_test.go
index 9a4766fd8..04a517366 100644
--- a/x/btclightclient/types/msgs_test.go
+++ b/x/btclightclient/types/msgs_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ func FuzzMsgInsertHeader(f *testing.F) {
 
 	f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, seed int64) {
 		r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
-		errorKind := 0
-
 		addressBytes := datagen.GenRandomByteArray(r, 1+uint64(r.Intn(255)))
 		headerBytes := datagen.GenRandomBTCHeaderInfo(r).Header
 		headerHex := headerBytes.MarshalHex()
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ func FuzzMsgInsertHeader(f *testing.F) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		// Perform modifications on the header
-		errorKind = r.Intn(2)
+		errorKind := r.Intn(2)
 		var bitsBig sdkmath.Uint
 		switch errorKind {
 		case 0:
diff --git a/x/btcstaking/keeper/msg_server_test.go b/x/btcstaking/keeper/msg_server_test.go
index 1e53260f7..31373619d 100644
--- a/x/btcstaking/keeper/msg_server_test.go
+++ b/x/btcstaking/keeper/msg_server_test.go
@@ -976,14 +976,14 @@ func TestDoNotAllowDelegationWithoutFinalityProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		FpBtcPkList:                   []bbn.BIP340PubKey{*fp.BtcPk},
 		BtcPk:                         bbn.NewBIP340PubKeyFromBTCPK(delSK.PubKey()),
 		Pop:                           pop,
-		StakingTime:                   uint32(stakingTimeBlocks),
+		StakingTime:                   stakingTimeBlocks,
 		StakingValue:                  stakingValue,
 		StakingTx:                     serializedStakingTx,
 		StakingTxInclusionProof:       txInclusionProof,
 		SlashingTx:                    testStakingInfo.SlashingTx,
 		DelegatorSlashingSig:          delegatorSig,
 		UnbondingTx:                   unbondingTx,
-		UnbondingTime:                 uint32(unbondingTime),
+		UnbondingTime:                 unbondingTime,
 		UnbondingValue:                unbondingValue,
 		UnbondingSlashingTx:           testUnbondingInfo.SlashingTx,
 		DelegatorUnbondingSlashingSig: delUnbondingSlashingSig,
diff --git a/x/btcstaking/types/btc_undelegation_test.go b/x/btcstaking/types/btc_undelegation_test.go
index 7cfaecdba..005a554a1 100644
--- a/x/btcstaking/types/btc_undelegation_test.go
+++ b/x/btcstaking/types/btc_undelegation_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func FuzzBTCUndelegation_SlashingTx(f *testing.F) {
 			slashingPkScript,
 			stakingTimeBlocks,
 			1000,
-			uint32(stakingTimeBlocks)+1000,
+			stakingTimeBlocks+1000,
 			uint64(stakingValue),
 			slashingRate,
 			slashingChangeLockTime,
diff --git a/x/btcstaking/types/pop.go b/x/btcstaking/types/pop.go
index 97b014cf9..c20d919f4 100644
--- a/x/btcstaking/types/pop.go
+++ b/x/btcstaking/types/pop.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func VerifyBIP322(sigType BTCSigType, btcSigRaw []byte, bip340PK *bbn.BIP340PubK
 	// unmarshal pop.BtcSig to bip322Sig
 	var bip322Sig BIP322Sig
 	if err := bip322Sig.Unmarshal(btcSigRaw); err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
 	btcKeyBytes, err := bip340PK.Marshal()
diff --git a/x/btcstaking/types/validate_parsed_message_test.go b/x/btcstaking/types/validate_parsed_message_test.go
index 7e6284621..44931aa4e 100644
--- a/x/btcstaking/types/validate_parsed_message_test.go
+++ b/x/btcstaking/types/validate_parsed_message_test.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func createMsgDelegationForParams(
 		SlashingTx:                    testStakingInfo.SlashingTx,
 		DelegatorSlashingSig:          delegatorSig,
 		UnbondingTx:                   unbondingInfo.serializedUnbondingTx,
-		UnbondingTime:                 uint32(unbondingTime),
+		UnbondingTime:                 unbondingTime,
 		UnbondingValue:                unbondingValue,
 		UnbondingSlashingTx:           unbondingInfo.unbondingSlashingTx,
 		DelegatorUnbondingSlashingSig: unbondingInfo.unbondingSlashinSig,
diff --git a/x/checkpointing/proposal.go b/x/checkpointing/proposal.go
index de0662345..8685fbca1 100644
--- a/x/checkpointing/proposal.go
+++ b/x/checkpointing/proposal.go
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ func (h *ProposalHandler) ProcessProposal() sdk.ProcessProposalHandler {
 			err = baseapp.ValidateVoteExtensions(ctx, h.ckptKeeper, req.Height, ctx.ChainID(), *injectedCkpt.ExtendedCommitInfo)
 			if err != nil {
 				// the returned err will lead to panic as something very wrong happened during consensus
+				h.logger.Error("invalid vote extensions by ValidateVoteExtensions: %w", err)
 				return resReject, nil
 			}
 
diff --git a/x/epoching/types/epoching.go b/x/epoching/types/epoching.go
index 295fe7671..9b1b2ab0e 100644
--- a/x/epoching/types/epoching.go
+++ b/x/epoching/types/epoching.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (e Epoch) IsFirstBlockOfNextEpoch(ctx context.Context) bool {
 
 // WithinBoundary checks whether the given height is within this epoch or not
 func (e Epoch) WithinBoundary(height uint64) bool {
-	if height < e.FirstBlockHeight || height > uint64(e.GetLastBlockHeight()) {
+	if height < e.FirstBlockHeight || height > e.GetLastBlockHeight() {
 		return false
 	} else {
 		return true
diff --git a/x/finality/keeper/genesis_test.go b/x/finality/keeper/genesis_test.go
index df9286152..2db1a2f0f 100644
--- a/x/finality/keeper/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/finality/keeper/genesis_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func FuzzTestExportGenesis(f *testing.F) {
 		fps := datagen.CreateNFinalityProviders(r, t, int(numFps))
 		vpFps := make(map[string]*types.VotingPowerFP, 0)
 		for _, fp := range fps {
-			vp := uint64(datagen.RandomInt(r, 1000000))
+			vp := datagen.RandomInt(r, 1000000)
 			// sets voting power
 			k.SetVotingPower(ctx, *fp.BtcPk, blkHeight, vp)
 			vpFps[fp.BtcPk.MarshalHex()] = &types.VotingPowerFP{
diff --git a/x/finality/keeper/tallying_bench_test.go b/x/finality/keeper/tallying_bench_test.go
index 9e1d5f998..c621bc7cf 100644
--- a/x/finality/keeper/tallying_bench_test.go
+++ b/x/finality/keeper/tallying_bench_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func benchmarkTallyBlocks(b *testing.B, numFPs int) {
 	// activate BTC staking protocol at a random height
 	activatedHeight := uint64(1)
 	// add mock queries to GetBTCStakingActivatedHeight
-	ctx = datagen.WithCtxHeight(ctx, uint64(activatedHeight))
+	ctx = datagen.WithCtxHeight(ctx, activatedHeight)
 
 	// simulate fp set
 	fpSet := map[string]uint64{}