diff --git a/config/configauth/authenticator.go b/config/configauth/authenticator.go
index 62325a3e91e2..1c050ee38963 100644
--- a/config/configauth/authenticator.go
+++ b/config/configauth/authenticator.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewAuthenticator(cfg Authentication) (Authenticator, error) {
 	return newOIDCAuthenticator(cfg)
 }
 
-func defaultUnaryInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler, authenticate authenticateFunc) (interface{}, error) {
+func defaultUnaryInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, _ *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler, authenticate authenticateFunc) (interface{}, error) {
 	headers, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errMetadataNotFound
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func defaultUnaryInterceptor(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.Un
 	return handler(ctx, req)
 }
 
-func defaultStreamInterceptor(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream, info *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler, authenticate authenticateFunc) error {
+func defaultStreamInterceptor(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream, _ *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler, authenticate authenticateFunc) error {
 	ctx := stream.Context()
 	headers, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/exporter/fileexporter/file_exporter.go b/exporter/fileexporter/file_exporter.go
index b9053cfa8066..ab0c32607b15 100644
--- a/exporter/fileexporter/file_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/fileexporter/file_exporter.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func exportMessageAsLine(e *fileExporter, message proto.Message) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *fileExporter) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+func (e *fileExporter) Start(context.Context, component.Host) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/exporter/prometheusexporter/collector_test.go b/exporter/prometheusexporter/collector_test.go
index e47954cb2b3c..1c63881ca591 100644
--- a/exporter/prometheusexporter/collector_test.go
+++ b/exporter/prometheusexporter/collector_test.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ type mockAccumulator struct {
 	metrics []pdata.Metric
 }
 
-func (a *mockAccumulator) Accumulate(rm pdata.ResourceMetrics) (n int) {
+func (a *mockAccumulator) Accumulate(pdata.ResourceMetrics) (n int) {
 	return 0
 }
-func (a *mockAccumulator) Collect() []pdata.Metric {
 
+func (a *mockAccumulator) Collect() []pdata.Metric {
 	return a.metrics
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (c *errorCheckCore) Check(ent zapcore.Entry, ce *zapcore.CheckedEntry) *zap
 	}
 	return ce
 }
-func (c *errorCheckCore) Write(ent zapcore.Entry, field []zapcore.Field) error {
+func (c *errorCheckCore) Write(ent zapcore.Entry, _ []zapcore.Field) error {
 	if ent.Level == zapcore.ErrorLevel {
 		c.errorMessages = append(c.errorMessages, ent.Message)
 	}
diff --git a/exporter/prometheusexporter/prometheus.go b/exporter/prometheusexporter/prometheus.go
index 3ececfc62bd1..33a0a0897cd5 100644
--- a/exporter/prometheusexporter/prometheus.go
+++ b/exporter/prometheusexporter/prometheus.go
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ func (pe *prometheusExporter) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pdata.Metri
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (pe *prometheusExporter) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (pe *prometheusExporter) Shutdown(_ context.Context) error {
 	return pe.shutdownFunc()
 }
diff --git a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/processscraper/process_scraper_test.go b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/processscraper/process_scraper_test.go
index 756e5c4f2097..f53af7b31254 100644
--- a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/processscraper/process_scraper_test.go
+++ b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/processscraper/process_scraper_test.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ type processHandlesMock struct {
 	handles []*processHandleMock
 }
 
-func (p *processHandlesMock) Pid(index int) int32 {
+func (p *processHandlesMock) Pid(int) int32 {
 	return 1
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/kafkareceiver/factory_test.go b/receiver/kafkareceiver/factory_test.go
index 855d76aa80d4..1c8f8f3a31f9 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkareceiver/factory_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkareceiver/factory_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type customUnamarshaller struct {
 
 var _ Unmarshaller = (*customUnamarshaller)(nil)
 
-func (c customUnamarshaller) Unmarshal(bytes []byte) (pdata.Traces, error) {
+func (c customUnamarshaller) Unmarshal([]byte) (pdata.Traces, error) {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go b/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
index 515a36c61577..c914da0f8ea0 100644
--- a/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kafkareceiver/kafka_receiver_test.go
@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ func (t testConsumerGroupSession) GenerationID() int32 {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (t testConsumerGroupSession) MarkOffset(topic string, partition int32, offset int64, metadata string) {
+func (t testConsumerGroupSession) MarkOffset(string, int32, int64, string) {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (t testConsumerGroupSession) ResetOffset(topic string, partition int32, offset int64, metadata string) {
+func (t testConsumerGroupSession) ResetOffset(string, int32, int64, string) {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (t testConsumerGroupSession) MarkMessage(msg *sarama.ConsumerMessage, metadata string) {
+func (t testConsumerGroupSession) MarkMessage(*sarama.ConsumerMessage, string) {
 }
 
 func (t testConsumerGroupSession) Context() context.Context {
diff --git a/receiver/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go b/receiver/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
index 1dbd808b056a..9d8edb89059a 100644
--- a/receiver/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/prometheusreceiver/metrics_receiver.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newPrometheusReceiver(logger *zap.Logger, cfg *Config, next consumer.Metric
 
 // Start is the method that starts Prometheus scraping and it
 // is controlled by having previously defined a Configuration using perhaps New.
-func (r *pReceiver) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+func (r *pReceiver) Start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 	discoveryCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	r.cancelFunc = cancel
 
diff --git a/receiver/zipkinreceiver/trace_receiver.go b/receiver/zipkinreceiver/trace_receiver.go
index 004e3395db42..fa9a1d319f60 100644
--- a/receiver/zipkinreceiver/trace_receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/zipkinreceiver/trace_receiver.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func New(config *Config, nextConsumer consumer.Traces) (*ZipkinReceiver, error)
 }
 
 // Start spins up the receiver's HTTP server and makes the receiver start its processing.
-func (zr *ZipkinReceiver) Start(ctx context.Context, host component.Host) error {
+func (zr *ZipkinReceiver) Start(_ context.Context, host component.Host) error {
 	if host == nil {
 		return errors.New("nil host")
 	}