diff --git a/pkg/smb/controllerserver_test.go b/pkg/smb/controllerserver_test.go
index f7c76ca9d46..46b1576955c 100644
--- a/pkg/smb/controllerserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/smb/controllerserver_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestCreateVolume(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// separate assertion for flaky error messages
 			if test.flakyWindowsErrorMessage != "" && runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-				fmt.Println("Skipping checks on Windows ENV")
+				fmt.Println("Skipping checks on Windows ENV") // nolint
 			} else {
 				if !test.expectErr && err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("test %q failed: %v", test.name, err)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func TestDeleteVolume(t *testing.T) {
 			// Verify
 			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 				// skip checks
-				fmt.Println("Skipping checks on Windows ENV")
+				fmt.Println("Skipping checks on Windows ENV") // nolint
 			} else {
 				if test.expectedErr == nil && err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("test %q failed: %v", test.desc, err)
diff --git a/test/e2e/testsuites/testsuites.go b/test/e2e/testsuites/testsuites.go
index 0162a7a99e4..35e3bddb92c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testsuites/testsuites.go
+++ b/test/e2e/testsuites/testsuites.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ const (
 	failedConditionDescription = "Error status code"
 	poll                       = 2 * time.Second
 	pollLongTimeout            = 5 * time.Minute
-	pollTimeout                = 10 * time.Minute
 	pollForStringTimeout       = 1 * time.Minute
 )