diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 6af1f0ddce21..e64ed52fea6a 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ linters-settings:
       - wrapperFunc
       - rangeValCopy
       - hugeParam
-  gosec:
-    excludes:
-    - G307 # Deferring unsafe method "Close" on type "\*os.File"
-    - G108 # Profiling endpoint is automatically exposed on /debug/pprof
   importas:
     no-unaliased: true
     alias:
@@ -264,14 +260,21 @@ issues:
     text: always receives
   # Dot imports for gomega and ginkgo are allowed
   # within test files and test utils.
-  - path: _test\.go
+  - linters:
+    - revive
+    - stylecheck
+    path: _test\.go
     text: should not use dot imports
-  - path: (framework|e2e)/.*.go
+  - linters:
+    - revive
+    - stylecheck
+    path: (framework|e2e)/.*.go
     text: should not use dot imports
-  - path: util/defaulting/defaulting.go
+  - linters:
+    - revive
+    - stylecheck
+    path: util/defaulting/defaulting.go
     text: should not use dot imports
-  - path: _test\.go
-    text: cyclomatic complexity
   # Append should be able to assign to a different var/slice.
   - linters:
     - gocritic
diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go b/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
index a32ed8ff3a25..51b18a89d00a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
 	goruntime "runtime"
 	"time"
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go b/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
index fdce0978572b..8c702b1d0a3a 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"os"
 	goruntime "runtime"
 	"time"