diff --git a/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata_test.go b/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata_test.go
index adfa0b2e67952..fa0b14d01a44d 100644
--- a/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata_test.go
+++ b/receiver/kubeletstatsreceiver/internal/kubelet/metadata_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-// nolint:errcheck
 package kubelet
 
 import (