diff --git a/file_types_test.go b/file_types_test.go
index 76f4c79..ee11d55 100644
--- a/file_types_test.go
+++ b/file_types_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestFileTypeSetting(t *testing.T) {
-	f := &RPMFile{
-		Name: "Test",
-	}
+	f := &RPMFile{}
 
 	if f.Type != GenericFile {
 		t.Error("New RPMFile.Type should be a generic type")
@@ -20,9 +18,7 @@ func TestFileTypeSetting(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFileTypeCombining(t *testing.T) {
-	f := &RPMFile{
-		Name: "Test",
-	}
+	f := &RPMFile{}
 
 	f.Type |= ConfigFile | NoReplaceFile
 
diff --git a/rpm_test.go b/rpm_test.go
index 5713b12..d5c285d 100644
--- a/rpm_test.go
+++ b/rpm_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package rpmpack
 
 import (
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func TestFileOwner(t *testing.T) {
 		Owner: user,
 	})
 
-	if err := r.Write(ioutil.Discard); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Write(io.Discard); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("NewRPM returned error %v", err)
 	}
 	if r.fileowners[0] != user {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func Test100644(t *testing.T) {
 		Mode: 0100644,
 	})
 
-	if err := r.Write(ioutil.Discard); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Write(io.Discard); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Write returned error %v", err)
 	}
 	if r.filemodes[0] != 0100644 {
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ func TestAllowListDirs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	r.AllowListDirs(map[string]bool{"/usr/local/dir1": true})
 
-	if err := r.Write(ioutil.Discard); err != nil {
+	if err := r.Write(io.Discard); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("NewRPM returned error %v", err)
 	}
 	expected := map[string]RPMFile{"/usr/local/dir1": {Name: "/usr/local/dir1", Mode: 040000}}
diff --git a/tar.go b/tar.go
index dc40e10..6e21591 100644
--- a/tar.go
+++ b/tar.go
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"path"
 )
 
 // FromTar reads a tar file and creates an rpm stuct.
 func FromTar(inp io.Reader, md RPMMetaData) (*RPM, error) {
-
 	r, err := NewRPM(md)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create RPM structure: %w", err)
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ func FromTar(inp io.Reader, md RPMMetaData) (*RPM, error) {
 			body = []byte(h.Linkname)
 			h.Mode |= 0120000
 		case tar.TypeReg:
-			b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(t)
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(t)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file (%q): %w", h.Name, err)
 			}
diff --git a/tar_test.go b/tar_test.go
index 6c51457..e144b16 100644
--- a/tar_test.go
+++ b/tar_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"archive/tar"
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ func createTar(t *testing.T) io.Reader {
 }
 
 func TestFromTar(t *testing.T) {
-
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name          string
 		input         io.Reader
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ func TestFromTar(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("FromTar returned err: %v", err)
 			}
-			if err := r.Write(ioutil.Discard); err != nil {
+			if err := r.Write(io.Discard); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("r.Write() returned err: %v", err)
 			}
 			if r == nil {