diff --git a/accounts/abi/method.go b/accounts/abi/method.go
index f69e3ee9b5..b6e1eef3cf 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/method.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/method.go
@@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ func NewMethod(name string, rawName string, funType FunctionType, mutability str
 		state = state + " "
 	}
 	identity := fmt.Sprintf("function %v", rawName)
-	if funType == Fallback {
+	switch funType {
+	case Fallback:
 		identity = "fallback"
-	} else if funType == Receive {
+	case Receive:
 		identity = "receive"
-	} else if funType == Constructor {
+	case Constructor:
 		identity = "constructor"
 	}
 	str := fmt.Sprintf("%v(%v) %sreturns(%v)", identity, strings.Join(inputNames, ", "), state, strings.Join(outputNames, ", "))
diff --git a/accounts/abi/method_test.go b/accounts/abi/method_test.go
index 395a528965..9230e307aa 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/method_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/method_test.go
@@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ func TestMethodString(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range table {
 		var got string
-		if test.method == "fallback" {
+		switch test.method {
+		case "fallback":
 			got = abi.Fallback.String()
-		} else if test.method == "receive" {
+		case "receive":
 			got = abi.Receive.String()
-		} else {
+		default:
 			got = abi.Methods[test.method].String()
 		}
 		if got != test.expectation {
diff --git a/accounts/abi/unpack.go b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
index 68451483cd..905b5ce629 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/unpack.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ func forEachUnpack(t Type, output []byte, start, size int) (interface{}, error)
 	// this value will become our slice or our array, depending on the type
 	var refSlice reflect.Value
 
-	if t.T == SliceTy {
+	switch t.T {
+	case SliceTy:
 		// declare our slice
 		refSlice = reflect.MakeSlice(t.GetType(), size, size)
-	} else if t.T == ArrayTy {
+	case ArrayTy:
 		// declare our array
 		refSlice = reflect.New(t.GetType()).Elem()
-	} else {
+	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("abi: invalid type in array/slice unpacking stage")
 	}