diff --git a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/api.go b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/api.go
index 7ad35b554..355faa043 100644
--- a/cmd/crowdsec-cli/api.go
+++ b/cmd/crowdsec-cli/api.go
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ cscli api credentials   # Display your API credentials
 			}
 			fmt.Printf("machine_id: %s\n", outputCTX.API.Creds.User)
 			fmt.Printf("password: %s\n", outputCTX.API.Creds.Password)
-			return
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ cscli api credentials   # Display your API credentials
 			if err := outputCTX.API.Enroll(userID); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 			}
-			return
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ cscli api credentials   # Display your API credentials
 			}
 			fmt.Printf("machine_id: %s\n", outputCTX.API.Creds.User)
 			fmt.Printf("password: %s\n", outputCTX.API.Creds.Password)
-			return
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -241,7 +238,6 @@ cscli api credentials   # Display your API credentials
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 			}
-			return
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -255,7 +251,6 @@ cscli api credentials   # Display your API credentials
 			if err := dumpCredentials(); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalf(err.Error())
 			}
-			return
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/acquisition/file_reader.go b/pkg/acquisition/file_reader.go
index 3c09a2a31..116ab2fab 100644
--- a/pkg/acquisition/file_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/acquisition/file_reader.go
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ func AcquisStartReading(ctx *FileAcquisCtx, output chan types.Event, AcquisTomb
 		}
 	}
 	log.Printf("Started %d routines for polling/read", len(ctx.Files))
-	return
 }
 
 /*A tail-mode file reader (tail) */
diff --git a/plugins/backend/sqlite.go b/plugins/backend/sqlite.go
index 7db8e2aa2..ec6dfe4be 100644
--- a/plugins/backend/sqlite.go
+++ b/plugins/backend/sqlite.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (p *pluginDB) ReadAT(timeAT time.Time) ([]map[string]string, error) {
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-//nolint:unused // New is used by the plugin system
+//nolint:deadcode,unused // New is used by the plugin system
 func New() interface{} {
 	return &pluginDB{}
 }