diff --git a/test/e2e/endpointslices/topology.go b/test/e2e/endpointslices/topology.go
index 8dd0becfb..ff66f2ad1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/endpointslices/topology.go
+++ b/test/e2e/endpointslices/topology.go
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribeSerial("[TopologyHints] topology aware rou
 		status, err := f.ExecIngressPod(curlCmd)
 		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err)
 		var backends []map[string]interface{}
-		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(status), &backends); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err)
-		}
+		err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(status), &backends)
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error unmarshalling backends")
 		gotBackends := 0
 		for _, bck := range backends {
 			if strings.Contains(bck["name"].(string), "topology") {
diff --git a/test/e2e/settings/proxy_protocol.go b/test/e2e/settings/proxy_protocol.go
index 1567b2267..9939cad9e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/settings/proxy_protocol.go
+++ b/test/e2e/settings/proxy_protocol.go
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeSetting("use-proxy-protocol", func() {
 		defer conn.Close()
 
 		header := "PROXY TCP4 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.11 56324 1234\r\n"
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(header)); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
-		}
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n")); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
-		}
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte(header))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
+
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n"))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
 
 		data, err := io.ReadAll(conn)
 		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error reading connection data")
@@ -100,12 +99,11 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeSetting("use-proxy-protocol", func() {
 		defer conn.Close()
 
 		header := "PROXY TCP4 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.11 56324 443\r\n"
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(header)); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
-		}
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n")); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
-		}
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte(header))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
+
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n"))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
 
 		data, err := io.ReadAll(conn)
 		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error reading connection data")
@@ -213,12 +211,12 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeSetting("use-proxy-protocol", func() {
 		defer conn.Close()
 
 		header := "PROXY TCP4 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.11 56324 8080\r\n"
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(header)); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
-		}
-		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n")); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
-		}
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte(header))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing header")
+
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: proxy-protocol\r\n\r\n"))
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error writing request")
+
 		_, err = io.ReadAll(conn)
 		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "unexpected error reading connection data")
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/ssl/secret_update.go b/test/e2e/ssl/secret_update.go
index 242b370ee..fe7bfca0c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/ssl/secret_update.go
+++ b/test/e2e/ssl/secret_update.go
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ var _ = framework.IngressNginxDescribe("[SSL] secret update", func() {
 
 		dummySecret.Data["some-key"] = []byte("some value")
 
-		if _, err := f.KubeClientSet.CoreV1().Secrets(f.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), dummySecret, metav1.UpdateOptions{}); err != nil {
-			assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "updating secret")
-		}
+		_, err = f.KubeClientSet.CoreV1().Secrets(f.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), dummySecret, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "updating secret")
 
 		assert.NotContains(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), log, fmt.Sprintf("starting syncing of secret %v/dummy", f.Namespace))
 		assert.NotContains(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), log, fmt.Sprintf("error obtaining PEM from secret %v/dummy", f.Namespace))