diff --git a/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go b/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
index 9e079f540f..9982d0f55c 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) Sync(root common.Hash, cancel chan struct{}) error {
 	s.statelessPeers = make(map[string]struct{})
 	s.lock.Unlock()
 
-	if s.startTime == (time.Time{}) {
+	if s.startTime.IsZero() {
 		s.startTime = time.Now()
 	}
 	// Retrieve the previous sync status from LevelDB and abort if already synced
@@ -1987,9 +1987,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) processAccountResponse(res *accountResponse) {
 func (s *Syncer) processBytecodeResponse(res *bytecodeResponse) {
 	batch := s.db.NewBatch()
 
-	var (
-		codes uint64
-	)
+	var codes uint64
 	for i, hash := range res.hashes {
 		code := res.codes[i]
 
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index 6a3d1af3af..b6c35aaaa9 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func (tab *Table) addReplacement(b *bucket, n *enode.Node) {
 }
 
 func (tab *Table) nodeAdded(b *bucket, n *tableNode) {
-	if n.addedToTable == (time.Time{}) {
+	if n.addedToTable.IsZero() {
 		n.addedToTable = time.Now()
 	}
 	n.addedToBucket = time.Now()