diff --git a/e2e/cli-plugins/flags_test.go b/e2e/cli-plugins/flags_test.go
index c4e5fbcbc4..7631bab0de 100644
--- a/e2e/cli-plugins/flags_test.go
+++ b/e2e/cli-plugins/flags_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ func TestUnknownGlobal(t *testing.T) {
 		"separate-val": {"--unknown", "foo", "helloworld"},
 		"joined-val":   {"--unknown=foo", "helloworld"},
 	} {
-		args := args
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			res := icmd.RunCmd(run(args...))
 			res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
diff --git a/e2e/container/run_test.go b/e2e/container/run_test.go
index d4fea81769..c835f1caf2 100644
--- a/e2e/container/run_test.go
+++ b/e2e/container/run_test.go
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ func TestMountSubvolume(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "subdirectory mount", cmd: "ls", subpath: "subdir", expectedOut: "hello.txt"},
 		{name: "file mount", cmd: "cat", subpath: "bar.txt", expectedOut: "foo"},
 	} {
-		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			runMount(tc.cmd, "volume-subpath="+tc.subpath).Assert(t, icmd.Expected{
 				Err:      tc.expectedErr,
diff --git a/e2e/global/cli_test.go b/e2e/global/cli_test.go
index 21b964d40b..86e67555a2 100644
--- a/e2e/global/cli_test.go
+++ b/e2e/global/cli_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ func TestPromptExitCode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		tc := tc
 		t.Run("case="+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()