diff --git a/rados/rados_test.go b/rados/rados_test.go
index fca3ef6..270d8ef 100644
--- a/rados/rados_test.go
+++ b/rados/rados_test.go
@@ -1175,7 +1175,9 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestGetLastVersion() {
 		ioctx, err := suite.conn.OpenIOContext(suite.pool)
 		require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		oid := suite.GenObjectName()
-		defer suite.ioctx.Delete(oid)
+		defer func(oid string) {
+			assert.NoError(t, ioctx.Delete(oid))
+		}(oid)
 
 		v1, _ := ioctx.GetLastVersion()
 
@@ -1201,7 +1203,9 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestGetLastVersion() {
 		ioctx, err := suite.conn.OpenIOContext(suite.pool)
 		require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		oid := suite.GenObjectName()
-		defer ioctx.Delete(oid)
+		defer func(oid string) {
+			assert.NoError(t, ioctx.Delete(oid))
+		}(oid)
 
 		v1, _ := ioctx.GetLastVersion()
 
@@ -1241,7 +1245,9 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestGetLastVersion() {
 		vers := make([]uint64, 5)
 		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 			oid := suite.GenObjectName()
-			defer ioctx.Delete(oid)
+			defer func(oid string) {
+				assert.NoError(t, ioctx.Delete(oid))
+			}(oid)
 			err = ioctx.Write(oid, []byte(oid), 0)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
diff --git a/rados/read_op_test.go b/rados/read_op_test.go
index e9e319f..b8ff778 100644
--- a/rados/read_op_test.go
+++ b/rados/read_op_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestReadOpAssertExists() {
 
 	// ensure a nil ioctx triggers a panic
 	assert.Panics(suite.T(), func() {
-		op2.Operate(nil, "foo", OperationNoFlag)
+		_ = op2.Operate(nil, "foo", OperationNoFlag)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/rados/snapshot_test.go b/rados/snapshot_test.go
index 4c73786..f0e8884 100644
--- a/rados/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/rados/snapshot_test.go
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestRollbackSnapshot() {
 		ioctx, err := suite.conn.OpenIOContext(suite.pool)
 		require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		oid := suite.GenObjectName()
-		defer suite.ioctx.Delete(oid)
 
 		err = ioctx.RollbackSnap(oid, "someName")
 		assert.Error(t, err)
@@ -220,7 +219,9 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestRollbackSnapshot() {
 		ioctx, err := suite.conn.OpenIOContext(suite.pool)
 		require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		oid := suite.GenObjectName()
-		defer suite.ioctx.Delete(oid)
+		defer func(oid string) {
+			assert.NoError(t, ioctx.Delete(oid))
+		}(oid)
 
 		bytesIn := []byte("Harry Potter")
 		err = suite.ioctx.Write(oid, bytesIn, 0)
diff --git a/rados/write_op_test.go b/rados/write_op_test.go
index 3a58a58..6fd8dc0 100644
--- a/rados/write_op_test.go
+++ b/rados/write_op_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (suite *RadosTestSuite) TestWriteOpCreate() {
 	assert.Panics(suite.T(), func() {
 		op := CreateWriteOp()
 		defer op.Release()
-		op.Operate(nil, "foo", OperationNoFlag)
+		_ = op.Operate(nil, "foo", OperationNoFlag)
 	})
 }