diff --git a/pkg/trait/cron.go b/pkg/trait/cron.go
index 80774aafd4..61fe1f5579 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/cron.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/cron.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ type cronInfo struct {
 type cronExtractor func(string) *cronInfo
 
 const (
-	genericCronComponent = "cron"
+	genericCronComponent         = "cron"
 	genericCronComponentFallback = "camel:quartz"
 )
 
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ func getCronForURI(camelURI string) *cronInfo {
 // Specific extractors
 
 // timerToCronInfo converts a timer endpoint to a Kubernetes cron schedule
+// nolint: gocritic
 func timerToCronInfo(camelURI string) *cronInfo {
 	if uri.GetQueryParameter(camelURI, "delay") != "" ||
 		uri.GetQueryParameter(camelURI, "repeatCount") != "" ||
diff --git a/pkg/trait/cron_test.go b/pkg/trait/cron_test.go
index 908d94a270..f36791b24b 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/cron_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/cron_test.go
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ func TestCronFromURI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.uri, func(t *testing.T) {
-			uris := []string{test.uri, test.uri2, test.uri3}
+		thetest := test
+		t.Run(thetest.uri, func(t *testing.T) {
+			uris := []string{thetest.uri, thetest.uri2, thetest.uri3}
 			filtered := make([]string, 0, len(uris))
 			for _, uri := range uris {
 				if uri != "" {
@@ -197,13 +198,13 @@ func TestCronFromURI(t *testing.T) {
 			if res != nil {
 				gotCron = res.schedule
 			}
-			assert.Equal(t, gotCron, test.cron)
+			assert.Equal(t, gotCron, thetest.cron)
 
 			gotComponents := ""
 			if res != nil {
 				gotComponents = strings.Join(res.components, ",")
 			}
-			assert.Equal(t, gotComponents, test.components)
+			assert.Equal(t, gotComponents, thetest.components)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/knative/uri.go b/pkg/util/knative/uri.go
index 905a842c84..6536818472 100644
--- a/pkg/util/knative/uri.go
+++ b/pkg/util/knative/uri.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 var uriRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^knative:[/]*(channel|endpoint|event)/([A-Za-z0-9.-]+)(?:[/?].*|$)`)
 var plainNameRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z0-9.-]+$`)
-var queryExtractorRegexp = `^[^?]+\?(?:|.*[&])%s=([^&]+)(?:[&].*|$)`
 
 const (
 	paramAPIVersion       = "apiVersion"
diff --git a/pkg/util/uri/uri_test.go b/pkg/util/uri/uri_test.go
index 049a53dcb3..18115cf385 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uri/uri_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uri/uri_test.go
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ func TestQueryParameter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		t.Run(test.uri, func(t *testing.T) {
-			param := GetQueryParameter(test.uri, test.param)
-			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, param)
+		thetest := test
+		t.Run(thetest.uri, func(t *testing.T) {
+			param := GetQueryParameter(thetest.uri, thetest.param)
+			assert.Equal(t, thetest.expected, param)
 		})
 	}