diff --git a/api/trace/current.go b/api/trace/current.go
index c1ad829dcde..55cd2d56528 100644
--- a/api/trace/current.go
+++ b/api/trace/current.go
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 type currentSpanKeyType struct{}
 
-var (
-	currentSpanKey = &currentSpanKeyType{}
-)
+var currentSpanKey = &currentSpanKeyType{}
 
 func ContextWithSpan(ctx context.Context, span Span) context.Context {
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, currentSpanKey, span)
diff --git a/plugin/grpctrace/grpctrace.go b/plugin/grpctrace/grpctrace.go
index 74d947bcd75..05e6f05e646 100644
--- a/plugin/grpctrace/grpctrace.go
+++ b/plugin/grpctrace/grpctrace.go
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
-const (
-	// Vendor is the integration provider
-	Vendor = "ot"
-)
-
 var (
 	propagator = trace.TraceContext{}
 )
diff --git a/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go b/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
index 376517f9709..0cdc8855010 100644
--- a/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
+++ b/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
-const (
-	Vendor = "ot"
-)
-
 var (
 	HostKey = key.New("http.host")
 	URLKey  = key.New("http.url")
diff --git a/plugin/othttp/handler_example_test.go b/plugin/othttp/handler_example_test.go
index c41300bbf51..2e4ffc0ff03 100644
--- a/plugin/othttp/handler_example_test.go
+++ b/plugin/othttp/handler_example_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func ExampleNewHandler() {
 			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				ctx := r.Context()
 				var name string
-				// Wrap another function in it's own span
+				// Wrap another function in its own span
 				if err := trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).Tracer().WithSpan(ctx, "figureOutName",
 					func(ctx context.Context) error {
 						var err error