diff --git a/modules/core/02-client/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/core/02-client/keeper/keeper_test.go
index c879cdd0920..8b958e4af4a 100644
--- a/modules/core/02-client/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/02-client/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestValidateSelfClient() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisClients() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisClients() {
 	clientIDs := []string{
 		exported.LocalhostClientID, testClientID2, testClientID3, testClientID,
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisClients() { //nolint:govet // this
 	suite.Require().Equal(expGenClients.Sort(), genClients)
 }
 
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisMetadata() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisMetadata() {
 	clientA, clientB := "07-tendermint-1", "clientB"
 
 	// create some starting state
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllGenesisMetadata() { //nolint:govet // thi
 	})
 }
 
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetConsensusState() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetConsensusState() {
 	suite.ctx = suite.ctx.WithBlockHeight(10)
 	cases := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetConsensusState() { //nolint:govet // this is
 
 // 2 clients in total are created on chainA. The first client is updated so it contains an initial consensus state
 // and a consensus state at the update height.
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConsensusStates() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConsensusStates() {
 	path := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path.SetupClients()
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConsensusStates() { //nolint:govet // thi
 	suite.Require().Equal(expConsensusStates, consStates, "%s \n\n%s", expConsensusStates, consStates)
 }
 
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestIterateClientStates() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestIterateClientStates() {
 	paths := []*ibctesting.Path{
 		ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB),
 		ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB),
diff --git a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 8cd9b157839..07d2d74b40a 100644
--- a/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/03-connection/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestSetAndGetClientConnectionPaths() {
 }
 
 // create 2 connections: A0 - B0, A1 - B1
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConnections() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConnections() {
 	path1 := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path1.SetupConnections()
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllConnections() { //nolint:govet // this is
 
 // the test creates 2 clients path.EndpointA.ClientID0 and path.EndpointA.ClientID1. path.EndpointA.ClientID0 has a single
 // connection and path.EndpointA.ClientID1 has 2 connections.
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllClientConnectionPaths() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllClientConnectionPaths() {
 	path1 := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path2 := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path1.SetupConnections()
diff --git a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/keeper_test.go b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/keeper_test.go
index 9020f6b8d3c..146c87c45aa 100644
--- a/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/keeper_test.go
+++ b/modules/core/04-channel/keeper/keeper_test.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func containsAll(expected, actual []types.IdentifiedChannel) bool {
 
 // TestGetAllChannels creates multiple channels on chain A through various connections
 // and tests their retrieval. 2 channels are on connA0 and 1 channel is on connA1
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllChannels() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllChannels() {
 	path := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path.Setup()
 	// channel0 on first connection on chainA
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllChannels() { //nolint:govet // this is a
 
 // TestGetAllSequences sets all packet sequences for two different channels on chain A and
 // tests their retrieval.
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllSequences() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllSequences() {
 	path := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path.Setup()
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllSequences() { //nolint:govet // this is a
 
 // TestGetAllPacketState creates a set of acks, packet commitments, and receipts on two different
 // channels on chain A and tests their retrieval.
-func (suite KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllPacketState() { //nolint:govet // this is a test, we are okay with copying locks
+func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestGetAllPacketState() {
 	path := ibctesting.NewPath(suite.chainA, suite.chainB)
 	path.Setup()