diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6c78960f927..a1409daa1b1 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,10 @@ linters:
   disable-all: true
   enable:
     # Defaults
-    - deadcode
     - errcheck
     - govet
     - ineffassign
-    - structcheck
     - typecheck
-    - varcheck
     - staticcheck
     - gosimple
 
@@ -44,10 +41,6 @@ issues:
       - errcheck
       - goimports
 
-    - path: '^go/vt/vtadmin/cache/'
-      linters:
-      - structcheck
-
     ### BEGIN: errcheck exclusion rules. Each rule should be considered
     #   a TODO for removal after adding error checks to that package/file/etc,
     #   except where otherwise noted.