diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4bef48a0db..9d85635b1a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ matrix:
         - sudo chmod 666 /dev/fuse
         - sudo chown root:$USER /etc/fuse.conf
         - go run build/ci.go install
-        - go run build/ci.go test -coverage -vet -misspell
+        - go run build/ci.go test -coverage -misspell
 
     - os: osx
       go: 1.8
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ matrix:
         - brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask
         - brew cask install osxfuse
         - go run build/ci.go install
-        - go run build/ci.go test -coverage -vet -misspell
+        - go run build/ci.go test -coverage -misspell
 
     # This builder does the Ubuntu PPA and Linux Azure uploads
     - os: linux
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c156967052..c9c2e357e8 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ after_build:
 
 test_script:
   - set CGO_ENABLED=1
-  - go run build\ci.go test -vet -coverage
+  - go run build\ci.go test -coverage
diff --git a/build/ci.go b/build/ci.go
index fcdd337888..6224175804 100644
--- a/build/ci.go
+++ b/build/ci.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Usage: go run ci.go <command> <command flags/arguments>
 Available commands are:
 
    install    [ -arch architecture ] [ packages... ]                                           -- builds packages and executables
-   test       [ -coverage ] [ -vet ] [ -misspell ] [ packages... ]                             -- runs the tests
+   test       [ -coverage ] [ -misspell ] [ packages... ]                                      -- runs the tests
    archive    [ -arch architecture ] [ -type zip|tar ] [ -signer key-envvar ] [ -upload dest ] -- archives build artefacts
    importkeys                                                                                  -- imports signing keys from env
    debsrc     [ -signer key-id ] [ -upload dest ]                                              -- creates a debian source package
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ func goToolArch(arch string, subcmd string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 
 func doTest(cmdline []string) {
 	var (
-		vet      = flag.Bool("vet", false, "Whether to run go vet")
 		misspell = flag.Bool("misspell", false, "Whether to run the spell checker")
 		coverage = flag.Bool("coverage", false, "Whether to record code coverage")
 	)
@@ -275,9 +274,7 @@ func doTest(cmdline []string) {
 	packages = build.ExpandPackagesNoVendor(packages)
 
 	// Run analysis tools before the tests.
-	if *vet {
-		build.MustRun(goTool("vet", packages...))
-	}
+	build.MustRun(goTool("vet", packages...))
 	if *misspell {
 		spellcheck(packages)
 	}
diff --git a/log/handler.go b/log/handler.go
index abb17b4c41..d5594b853d 100644
--- a/log/handler.go
+++ b/log/handler.go
@@ -106,11 +106,16 @@ func CallerFileHandler(h Handler) Handler {
 // the context with key "fn".
 func CallerFuncHandler(h Handler) Handler {
 	return FuncHandler(func(r *Record) error {
-		r.Ctx = append(r.Ctx, "fn", fmt.Sprintf("%+n", r.Call))
+		r.Ctx = append(r.Ctx, "fn", formatCall("%+n", r.Call))
 		return h.Log(r)
 	})
 }
 
+// This function is here to please go vet on Go < 1.8.
+func formatCall(format string, c stack.Call) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, c)
+}
+
 // CallerStackHandler returns a Handler that adds a stack trace to the context
 // with key "stack". The stack trace is formated as a space separated list of
 // call sites inside matching []'s. The most recent call site is listed first.