diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 8bd3caa9e6..7c56dbcec0 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ linters-settings:
       # TODO: enable them all
       disable:
         - bool-compare
-        - compares
         - error-is-as
         - error-nil
         - expected-actual
@@ -249,10 +248,7 @@ linters-settings:
         - suite-dont-use-pkg
         - suite-extra-assert-call
         - suite-thelper
-      enable:
-        - empty
-        - len
-        - nil-compare
+      enable-all: true
   testpackage:
     # regexp pattern to skip files
     skip-regexp: (export|internal)_test\.go
diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
index 86aa2ee43b..e787827a9f 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
@@ -3496,7 +3496,7 @@ func assertTarballOrdering(t *testing.T, backupFile io.Reader, orderedResources
 
 		// get the resource name
 		parts := strings.Split(hdr.Name, "/")
-		require.True(t, len(parts) >= 2)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(parts), 2)
 		resourceName := parts[1]
 
 		// Find the index in 'orderedResources' of the resource type for
@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@ func assertTarballOrdering(t *testing.T, backupFile io.Reader, orderedResources
 
 		// the index of the current resource must be the same as or greater than the index of
 		// the last resource we saw for the backed-up order to be correct.
-		assert.True(t, current >= lastSeen, "%s was backed up out of order", resourceName)
+		assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, current, lastSeen, "%s was backed up out of order", resourceName)
 		lastSeen = current
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/backup_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/backup_controller_test.go
index c89bdf3894..2f613af2cb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/backup_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/backup_controller_test.go
@@ -571,11 +571,11 @@ func TestDefaultVolumesToResticDeprecation(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.expectRemap {
 				assert.Equal(t, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToRestic, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
 			} else if test.expectGlobal {
-				assert.False(t, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToRestic == res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
+				assert.NotSame(t, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToRestic, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
 				assert.Equal(t, &c.defaultVolumesToFsBackup, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
 			} else {
-				assert.False(t, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToRestic == res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
-				assert.False(t, &c.defaultVolumesToFsBackup == res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
+				assert.NotSame(t, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToRestic, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
+				assert.NotEqual(t, &c.defaultVolumesToFsBackup, res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
 			}
 
 			assert.Equal(t, test.expectVal, *res.Spec.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup)
diff --git a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
index 19f66e9bd1..8b483059a8 100644
--- a/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restore/restore_test.go
@@ -3598,7 +3598,7 @@ func assertResourceCreationOrder(t *testing.T, resourcePriorities []string, crea
 
 		// the index of the current resource must be the same as or greater than the index of
 		// the last resource we saw for the restored order to be correct.
-		assert.True(t, current >= lastSeen, "%s was restored out of order", r.groupResource)
+		assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, current, lastSeen, "%s was restored out of order", r.groupResource)
 		lastSeen = current
 	}
 }