diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index aa33b2c9..dd056c7b 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ linters:
     - testpackage
     - thelper
     - tparallel
-    - unused
     - usestdlibvars
     - varnamelen
     - wastedassign
diff --git a/pkg/collector/smbclient/smbclient.go b/pkg/collector/smbclient/smbclient.go
index 94cb6ded..93381b6c 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/smbclient/smbclient.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/smbclient/smbclient.go
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ func (c *collector) collectClientShares(ctx *types.ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prom
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, instance := range data {
-		// labelName := c.toLabelName(instance.Name)
 		if instance.Name == "_Total" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -446,10 +445,3 @@ func (c *collector) collectClientShares(ctx *types.ScrapeContext, ch chan<- prom
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// toLabelName converts strings to lowercase and replaces all whitespaces and dots with underscores
-func (c *collector) toLabelName(name string) string {
-	s := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.ToLower(name)), "_"), ".", "_")
-	s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, "__", "_")
-	return s
-}