diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 39e8c0b0..7a8c9a82 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func syncList(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, cmdArgs *parser.Argu
 	}
 
 	if config.Runtime.Mode.AtLeastAUR() && (len(cmdArgs.Targets) == 0 || aur) {
-		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", config.AURURL+"/packages.gz", nil)
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", config.AURURL+"/packages.gz", http.NoBody)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/completion/completion.go b/pkg/completion/completion.go
index 26c6e9b3..392a6059 100644
--- a/pkg/completion/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/completion/completion.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func createAURList(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, aurURL string, out
 
 	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, "packages.gz")
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u.String(), nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", u.String(), http.NoBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/news/news.go b/pkg/news/news.go
index 41d3d223..3898ab53 100644
--- a/pkg/news/news.go
+++ b/pkg/news/news.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type rss struct {
 }
 
 func PrintNewsFeed(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, cutOffDate time.Time, bottomUp, all, quiet bool) error {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", "https://archlinux.org/feeds/news", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", "https://archlinux.org/feeds/news", http.NoBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/text/text.go b/pkg/text/text.go
index dacc999e..a4972f84 100644
--- a/pkg/text/text.go
+++ b/pkg/text/text.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func ContinueTask(s string, cont, noConfirm bool) bool {
 		postFix  string
 		yes      = gotext.Get("yes")
 		no       = gotext.Get("no")
-		y        = string([]rune(yes)[0])
-		n        = string([]rune(no)[0])
+		y        = string([]rune(yes)[0]) // nolint
+		n        = string([]rune(no)[0])  // nolint
 	)
 
 	if cont {