diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e03a71b8d4..c38e88a8e0a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ XGO_VERSION := go-1.21.x
 AIR_PACKAGE ?= github.com/cosmtrek/air@v1.44.0
 EDITORCONFIG_CHECKER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/editorconfig-checker/editorconfig-checker/cmd/editorconfig-checker@2.7.0
 GOFUMPT_PACKAGE ?= mvdan.cc/gofumpt@v0.5.0
-GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.54.1
+GOLANGCI_LINT_PACKAGE ?= github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.55.0
 GXZ_PACKAGE ?= github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz@v0.5.11
 MISSPELL_PACKAGE ?= github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@v0.3.4
 SWAGGER_PACKAGE ?= github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/cmd/swagger@v0.30.5
diff --git a/models/actions/task.go b/models/actions/task.go
index 69f52cf0846..db0031b3b8d 100644
--- a/models/actions/task.go
+++ b/models/actions/task.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func CreateTaskForRunner(ctx context.Context, runner *ActionRunner) (*ActionTask
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("parse workflow of job %d: %w", job.ID, err)
 	} else if len(gots) != 1 {
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("workflow of job %d: not single workflow", job.ID)
-	} else {
+	} else { //nolint:revive
 		_, workflowJob = gots[0].Job()
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/activities/action.go b/models/activities/action.go
index 1bfd62438bf..15bd9a52acc 100644
--- a/models/activities/action.go
+++ b/models/activities/action.go
@@ -713,9 +713,8 @@ func DeleteIssueActions(ctx context.Context, repoID, issueID, issueIndex int64)
 			break
 		} else if _, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).In("comment_id", commentIDs).Delete(&Action{}); err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else {
-			lastCommentID = commentIDs[len(commentIDs)-1]
 		}
+		lastCommentID = commentIDs[len(commentIDs)-1]
 	}
 
 	_, err := e.Where("repo_id = ?", repoID).
diff --git a/models/issues/review.go b/models/issues/review.go
index 8b64ba80489..1cb5379b2f6 100644
--- a/models/issues/review.go
+++ b/models/issues/review.go
@@ -213,9 +213,8 @@ func GetReviewByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*Review, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if !has {
 		return nil, ErrReviewNotExist{ID: id}
-	} else {
-		return review, nil
 	}
+	return review, nil
 }
 
 // CreateReviewOptions represent the options to create a review. Type, Issue and Reviewer are required.
diff --git a/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go b/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
index d196a3806e7..7f939af352a 100644
--- a/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
+++ b/modules/activitypub/user_settings.go
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ func GetKeyPair(ctx context.Context, user *user_model.User) (pub, priv string, e
 			return pub, priv, err
 		}
 		return pub, priv, err
-	} else {
-		priv = settings[user_model.UserActivityPubPrivPem].SettingValue
-		pub = settings[user_model.UserActivityPubPubPem].SettingValue
-		return pub, priv, err
 	}
+	priv = settings[user_model.UserActivityPubPrivPem].SettingValue
+	pub = settings[user_model.UserActivityPubPubPem].SettingValue
+	return pub, priv, err
 }
 
 // GetPublicKey function returns a user's public key
diff --git a/modules/git/submodule.go b/modules/git/submodule.go
index 3afaa334dbc..37813ea4c7c 100644
--- a/modules/git/submodule.go
+++ b/modules/git/submodule.go
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@ func getRefURL(refURL, urlPrefix, repoFullName, sshDomain string) string {
 				return ref.Scheme + "://" + ref.Host + ref.Path
 			} else if urlPrefixHostname == refHostname || refHostname == sshDomain {
 				return urlPrefix + path.Clean(path.Join("/", ref.Path))
-			} else {
-				return "http://" + refHostname + ref.Path
 			}
+			return "http://" + refHostname + ref.Path
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/lfs/transferadapter_test.go b/modules/lfs/transferadapter_test.go
index f86d2c54bed..6023cd07d32 100644
--- a/modules/lfs/transferadapter_test.go
+++ b/modules/lfs/transferadapter_test.go
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ func TestBasicTransferAdapter(t *testing.T) {
 			json.NewEncoder(payload).Encode(er)
 
 			return &http.Response{StatusCode: http.StatusNotFound, Body: io.NopCloser(payload)}
-		} else {
-			t.Errorf("Unknown test case: %s", url)
-			return nil
 		}
+		t.Errorf("Unknown test case: %s", url)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	hc := &http.Client{Transport: RoundTripFunc(roundTripHandler)}
diff --git a/modules/markup/html_test.go b/modules/markup/html_test.go
index 9156bc63312..21bfc8314a8 100644
--- a/modules/markup/html_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/html_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/emoji"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	. "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 func TestRender_Commits(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markup.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:          git.DefaultContext,
 			RelativePath: ".md",
-			URLPrefix:    TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix:    markup.TestRepoURL,
 			Metas:        localMetas,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestRender_Commits(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	sha := "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d"
-	repo := TestRepoURL
+	repo := markup.TestRepoURL
 	commit := util.URLJoin(repo, "commit", sha)
 	tree := util.URLJoin(repo, "tree", sha, "src")
 
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ func TestRender_Commits(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRender_CrossReferences(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markup.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:          git.DefaultContext,
 			RelativePath: "a.md",
 			URLPrefix:    setting.AppSubURL,
@@ -102,43 +102,43 @@ func TestRender_CrossReferences(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test(
 		"gogits/gogs#12345",
-		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "gogits", "gogs", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogits/gogs#12345</a></p>`)
+		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "gogits", "gogs", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogits/gogs#12345</a></p>`)
 	test(
 		"go-gitea/gitea#12345",
-		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">go-gitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
+		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">go-gitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
 	test(
 		"/home/gitea/go-gitea/gitea#12345",
 		`<p>/home/gitea/go-gitea/gitea#12345</p>`)
 	test(
-		util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "gogitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345"),
-		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "gogitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
+		util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "gogitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345"),
+		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "gogitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
 	test(
-		util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345"),
-		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">go-gitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
+		util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345"),
+		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "go-gitea", "gitea", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">go-gitea/gitea#12345</a></p>`)
 	test(
-		util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "gogitea", "some-repo-name", "issues", "12345"),
-		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(TestAppURL, "gogitea", "some-repo-name", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogitea/some-repo-name#12345</a></p>`)
+		util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "gogitea", "some-repo-name", "issues", "12345"),
+		`<p><a href="`+util.URLJoin(markup.TestAppURL, "gogitea", "some-repo-name", "issues", "12345")+`" class="ref-issue" rel="nofollow">gogitea/some-repo-name#12345</a></p>`)
 }
 
 func TestMisc_IsSameDomain(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	sha := "b6dd6210eaebc915fd5be5579c58cce4da2e2579"
-	commit := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "commit", sha)
+	commit := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "commit", sha)
 
-	assert.True(t, IsSameDomain(commit))
-	assert.False(t, IsSameDomain("http://google.com/ncr"))
-	assert.False(t, IsSameDomain("favicon.ico"))
+	assert.True(t, markup.IsSameDomain(commit))
+	assert.False(t, markup.IsSameDomain("http://google.com/ncr"))
+	assert.False(t, markup.IsSameDomain("favicon.ico"))
 }
 
 func TestRender_links(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markup.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:          git.DefaultContext,
 			RelativePath: "a.md",
-			URLPrefix:    TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix:    markup.TestRepoURL,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ func TestRender_links(t *testing.T) {
 
 	defaultCustom := setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes
 	setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes = []string{"ftp", "magnet"}
-	InitializeSanitizer()
-	CustomLinkURLSchemes(setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes)
+	markup.InitializeSanitizer()
+	markup.CustomLinkURLSchemes(setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes)
 
 	test(
 		"https://www.example.com",
@@ -227,18 +227,18 @@ func TestRender_links(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Restore previous settings
 	setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes = defaultCustom
-	InitializeSanitizer()
-	CustomLinkURLSchemes(setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes)
+	markup.InitializeSanitizer()
+	markup.CustomLinkURLSchemes(setting.Markdown.CustomURLSchemes)
 }
 
 func TestRender_email(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
-		res, err := RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		res, err := markup.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:          git.DefaultContext,
 			RelativePath: "a.md",
-			URLPrefix:    TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix:    markup.TestRepoURL,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(res))
@@ -289,15 +289,15 @@ func TestRender_email(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRender_emoji(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
-	setting.StaticURLPrefix = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
+	setting.StaticURLPrefix = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
 		expected = strings.ReplaceAll(expected, "&", "&amp;")
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markup.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:          git.DefaultContext,
 			RelativePath: "a.md",
-			URLPrefix:    TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix:    markup.TestRepoURL,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
@@ -354,19 +354,19 @@ func TestRender_emoji(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRender_ShortLinks(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
-	tree := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "src", "master")
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
+	tree := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "src", "master")
 
 	test := func(input, expected, expectedWiki string) {
-		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: tree,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
-		buffer, err = markdown.RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err = markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
-			URLPrefix: TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix: markup.TestRepoURL,
 			Metas:     localMetas,
 			IsWiki:    true,
 		}, input)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func TestRender_ShortLinks(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expectedWiki), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
 	}
 
-	rawtree := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "raw", "master")
+	rawtree := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "raw", "master")
 	url := util.URLJoin(tree, "Link")
 	otherURL := util.URLJoin(tree, "Other-Link")
 	encodedURL := util.URLJoin(tree, "Link%3F")
@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ func TestRender_ShortLinks(t *testing.T) {
 	otherImgurl := util.URLJoin(rawtree, "Link+Other.jpg")
 	encodedImgurl := util.URLJoin(rawtree, "Link+%23.jpg")
 	notencodedImgurl := util.URLJoin(rawtree, "some", "path", "Link+#.jpg")
-	urlWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Link")
-	otherURLWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Other-Link")
-	encodedURLWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Link%3F")
-	imgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link.jpg")
-	otherImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link+Other.jpg")
-	encodedImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link+%23.jpg")
-	notencodedImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "some", "path", "Link+#.jpg")
+	urlWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Link")
+	otherURLWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Other-Link")
+	encodedURLWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "Link%3F")
+	imgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link.jpg")
+	otherImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link+Other.jpg")
+	encodedImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "Link+%23.jpg")
+	notencodedImgurlWiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw", "some", "path", "Link+#.jpg")
 	favicon := "http://google.com/favicon.ico"
 
 	test(
@@ -462,20 +462,20 @@ func TestRender_ShortLinks(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRender_RelativeImages(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
-	tree := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "src", "master")
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
+	tree := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "src", "master")
 
 	test := func(input, expected, expectedWiki string) {
-		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: tree,
 			Metas:     localMetas,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
-		buffer, err = markdown.RenderString(&RenderContext{
+		buffer, err = markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
-			URLPrefix: TestRepoURL,
+			URLPrefix: markup.TestRepoURL,
 			Metas:     localMetas,
 			IsWiki:    true,
 		}, input)
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ func TestRender_RelativeImages(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expectedWiki), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
 	}
 
-	rawwiki := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw")
-	mediatree := util.URLJoin(TestRepoURL, "media", "master")
+	rawwiki := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "wiki", "raw")
+	mediatree := util.URLJoin(markup.TestRepoURL, "media", "master")
 
 	test(
 		`<img src="Link">`,
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func TestRender_RelativeImages(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func Test_ParseClusterFuzz(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	localMetas := map[string]string{
 		"user": "go-gitea",
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ func Test_ParseClusterFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 	data := "<A><maTH><tr><MN><bodY ÿ><temPlate></template><tH><tr></A><tH><d<bodY "
 
 	var res strings.Builder
-	err := PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+	err := markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 		Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 		URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 		Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func Test_ParseClusterFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 	data = "<!DOCTYPE html>\n<A><maTH><tr><MN><bodY ÿ><temPlate></template><tH><tr></A><tH><d<bodY "
 
 	res.Reset()
-	err = PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+	err = markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 		Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 		URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 		Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func Test_ParseClusterFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPostProcess_RenderDocument(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	localMetas := map[string]string{
 		"user": "go-gitea",
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func TestPostProcess_RenderDocument(t *testing.T) {
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
 		var res strings.Builder
-		err := PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+		err := markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 			Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func TestPostProcess_RenderDocument(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue16020(t *testing.T) {
-	setting.AppURL = TestAppURL
+	setting.AppURL = markup.TestAppURL
 
 	localMetas := map[string]string{
 		"user": "go-gitea",
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func TestIssue16020(t *testing.T) {
 	data := `<img src="data:image/png;base64,i//V"/>`
 
 	var res strings.Builder
-	err := PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+	err := markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 		Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 		URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 		Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func BenchmarkEmojiPostprocess(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		var res strings.Builder
-		err := PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+		err := markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 			Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func BenchmarkEmojiPostprocess(b *testing.B) {
 
 func TestFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 	s := "t/l/issues/8#/../../a"
-	renderContext := RenderContext{
+	renderContext := markup.RenderContext{
 		Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 		URLPrefix: "https://example.com/go-gitea/gitea",
 		Metas: map[string]string{
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func TestFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	err := PostProcess(&renderContext, strings.NewReader(s), io.Discard)
+	err := markup.PostProcess(&renderContext, strings.NewReader(s), io.Discard)
 
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func TestIssue18471(t *testing.T) {
 	data := `http://domain/org/repo/compare/783b039...da951ce`
 
 	var res strings.Builder
-	err := PostProcess(&RenderContext{
+	err := markup.PostProcess(&markup.RenderContext{
 		Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 		URLPrefix: "https://example.com",
 		Metas:     localMetas,
diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
index f2322b25544..8f855f1b130 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
-	. "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ func TestRender_StandardLinks(t *testing.T) {
 	setting.AppSubURL = AppSubURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected, expectedWiki string) {
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: setting.AppSubURL,
 		}, input)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(expected), strings.TrimSpace(buffer))
 
-		buffer, err = RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		buffer, err = markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: setting.AppSubURL,
 			IsWiki:    true,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRender_Images(t *testing.T) {
 	setting.AppSubURL = AppSubURL
 
 	test := func(input, expected string) {
-		buffer, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		buffer, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: setting.AppSubURL,
 		}, input)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestTotal_RenderWiki(t *testing.T) {
 	answers := testAnswers(util.URLJoin(AppSubURL, "wiki/"), util.URLJoin(AppSubURL, "wiki", "raw/"))
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(sameCases); i++ {
-		line, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		line, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: AppSubURL,
 			Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestTotal_RenderWiki(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(testCases); i += 2 {
-		line, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		line, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: AppSubURL,
 			IsWiki:    true,
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func TestTotal_RenderString(t *testing.T) {
 	answers := testAnswers(util.URLJoin(AppSubURL, "src", "master/"), util.URLJoin(AppSubURL, "raw", "master/"))
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(sameCases); i++ {
-		line, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		line, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: util.URLJoin(AppSubURL, "src", "master/"),
 			Metas:     localMetas,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func TestTotal_RenderString(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []string{}
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(testCases); i += 2 {
-		line, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
+		line, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{
 			Ctx:       git.DefaultContext,
 			URLPrefix: AppSubURL,
 		}, testCases[i])
@@ -353,17 +353,17 @@ func TestTotal_RenderString(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRender_RenderParagraphs(t *testing.T) {
 	test := func(t *testing.T, str string, cnt int) {
-		res, err := RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, str)
+		res, err := markdown.RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, str)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), "Rendered result for unix should have %d paragraph(s) but has %d:\n%s\n", cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), res)
 
 		mac := strings.ReplaceAll(str, "\n", "\r")
-		res, err = RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, mac)
+		res, err = markdown.RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, mac)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), "Rendered result for mac should have %d paragraph(s) but has %d:\n%s\n", cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), res)
 
 		dos := strings.ReplaceAll(str, "\n", "\r\n")
-		res, err = RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, dos)
+		res, err = markdown.RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, dos)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), "Rendered result for windows should have %d paragraph(s) but has %d:\n%s\n", cnt, strings.Count(res, "<p"), res)
 	}
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestMarkdownRenderRaw(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, testcase := range testcases {
 		log.Info("Test markdown render error with fuzzy data: %x, the following errors can be recovered", testcase)
-		_, err := RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, string(testcase))
+		_, err := markdown.RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, string(testcase))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func TestRenderSiblingImages_Issue12925(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := `<p><a href="/image1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="/image1" alt="image1"></a><br>
 <a href="/image2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="/image2" alt="image2"></a></p>
 `
-	res, err := RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, testcase)
+	res, err := markdown.RenderRawString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, testcase)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, res)
 }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func TestRenderEmojiInLinks_Issue12331(t *testing.T) {
 	testcase := `[Link with emoji :moon: in text](https://gitea.io)`
 	expected := `<p><a href="https://gitea.io" rel="nofollow">Link with emoji <span class="emoji" aria-label="waxing gibbous moon">🌔</span> in text</a></p>
 `
-	res, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, testcase)
+	res, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, testcase)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, res)
 }
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func TestColorPreview(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range positiveTests {
-		res, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
+		res, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error in testcase: %q", test.testcase)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected, res, "Unexpected result in testcase %q", test.testcase)
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func TestColorPreview(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range negativeTests {
-		res, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test)
+		res, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error in testcase: %q", test)
 		assert.NotContains(t, res, `<span class="color-preview" style="background-color: `, "Unexpected result in testcase %q", test)
 	}
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func TestMathBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testcases {
-		res, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
+		res, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error in testcase: %q", test.testcase)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected, res, "Unexpected result in testcase %q", test.testcase)
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ foo: bar
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testcases {
-		res, err := RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
+		res, err := markdown.RenderString(&markup.RenderContext{Ctx: git.DefaultContext}, test.testcase)
 		assert.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error in testcase: %q", test.testcase)
 		assert.Equal(t, test.expected, res, "Unexpected result in testcase %q", test.testcase)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/templates/htmlrenderer.go b/modules/templates/htmlrenderer.go
index 5ab46cb13a5..40941285aad 100644
--- a/modules/templates/htmlrenderer.go
+++ b/modules/templates/htmlrenderer.go
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ func (p *templateErrorPrettier) handleTemplateRenderingError(err error) string {
 	} else if execErr, ok := err.(texttemplate.ExecError); ok {
 		layerName := p.assets.GetFileLayerName(execErr.Name + ".tmpl")
 		return fmt.Sprintf("asset from: %s, %s", layerName, err.Error())
-	} else {
-		return err.Error()
 	}
+	return err.Error()
 }
 
 func HandleTemplateRenderingError(err error) string {
diff --git a/modules/util/path.go b/modules/util/path.go
index e8537fb6b9b..1272f5af2ee 100644
--- a/modules/util/path.go
+++ b/modules/util/path.go
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ func PathJoinRel(elem ...string) string {
 		return ""
 	} else if p == "/" {
 		return "."
-	} else {
-		return p[1:]
 	}
+	return p[1:]
 }
 
 // PathJoinRelX joins the path elements into a single path like PathJoinRel,
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
index a7faaf6fc25..d6b9dddd9d7 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -625,9 +625,8 @@ func EditPullRequest(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			} else if models.IsErrPullRequestHasMerged(err) {
 				ctx.Error(http.StatusConflict, "IsErrPullRequestHasMerged", err)
 				return
-			} else {
-				ctx.InternalServerError(err)
 			}
+			ctx.InternalServerError(err)
 			return
 		}
 		notify_service.PullRequestChangeTargetBranch(ctx, ctx.Doer, pr, form.Base)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/cherry_pick.go b/routers/web/repo/cherry_pick.go
index 5017d022522..25dd8812198 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/cherry_pick.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/cherry_pick.go
@@ -171,10 +171,9 @@ func CherryPickPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 			} else if models.IsErrCommitIDDoesNotMatch(err) {
 				ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.file_changed_while_editing", ctx.Repo.RepoLink+"/compare/"+form.LastCommit+"..."+ctx.Repo.CommitID), tplPatchFile, &form)
 				return
-			} else {
-				ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fail_to_apply_patch", err), tplPatchFile, &form)
-				return
 			}
+			ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fail_to_apply_patch", err), tplPatchFile, &form)
+			return
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
index 781c1667137..022ec3ae3e2 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_dependency.go
@@ -80,10 +80,9 @@ func AddDependency(ctx *context.Context) {
 		} else if issues_model.IsErrCircularDependency(err) {
 			ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.dependency.add_error_cannot_create_circular"))
 			return
-		} else {
-			ctx.ServerError("CreateOrUpdateIssueDependency", err)
-			return
 		}
+		ctx.ServerError("CreateOrUpdateIssueDependency", err)
+		return
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/patch.go b/routers/web/repo/patch.go
index 5faf9f4fa9b..c04435cf1b4 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/patch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/patch.go
@@ -104,10 +104,9 @@ func NewDiffPatchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		} else if models.IsErrCommitIDDoesNotMatch(err) {
 			ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.file_changed_while_editing", ctx.Repo.RepoLink+"/compare/"+form.LastCommit+"..."+ctx.Repo.CommitID), tplPatchFile, &form)
 			return
-		} else {
-			ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fail_to_apply_patch", err), tplPatchFile, &form)
-			return
 		}
+		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("repo.editor.fail_to_apply_patch", err), tplPatchFile, &form)
+		return
 	}
 
 	if form.CommitChoice == frmCommitChoiceNewBranch && ctx.Repo.Repository.UnitEnabled(ctx, unit.TypePullRequests) {
diff --git a/services/mailer/mailer.go b/services/mailer/mailer.go
index 6d3f1d9e015..42d7d5ad5db 100644
--- a/services/mailer/mailer.go
+++ b/services/mailer/mailer.go
@@ -361,9 +361,8 @@ func (s *sendmailSender) Send(from string, to []string, msg io.WriterTo) error {
 		return err
 	} else if closeError != nil {
 		return closeError
-	} else {
-		return waitError
 	}
+	return waitError
 }
 
 // Sender sendmail mail sender
diff --git a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
index 50c76970fd4..be13b2016a1 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Clone(branch string) error {
 				OwnerName: t.repo.OwnerName,
 				Name:      t.repo.Name,
 			}
-		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Clone: %w %s", err, stderr)
 		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("Clone: %w %s", err, stderr)
 	}
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(t.ctx, t.basePath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/tests/integration/integration_test.go b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
index 76a65e3f037..8534b0393b9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -419,9 +419,8 @@ func logUnexpectedResponse(t testing.TB, recorder *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
 		// if body is short, just log the whole thing
 		t.Log("Response: ", string(respBytes))
 		return
-	} else {
-		t.Log("Response length: ", len(respBytes))
 	}
+	t.Log("Response length: ", len(respBytes))
 
 	// log the "flash" error message, if one exists
 	// we must create a new buffer, so that we don't "use up" resp.Body