diff --git a/clab/clab.go b/clab/clab.go
index 6f72b271c..47b346a53 100644
--- a/clab/clab.go
+++ b/clab/clab.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func (c *CLab) ListNodesContainers(ctx context.Context) ([]runtime.GenericContai
 	return containers, nil
 }
 
-// ListNodesContainersIgnoreNotFound lists all containers based on the nodes stored in clab instance, ignoring errors for non found containers
+// ListNodesContainersIgnoreNotFound lists all containers based on the nodes stored in clab instance, ignoring errors for non found containers.
 func (c *CLab) ListNodesContainersIgnoreNotFound(ctx context.Context) ([]runtime.GenericContainer, error) {
 	var containers []runtime.GenericContainer
 
diff --git a/clab/config.go b/clab/config.go
index 491325d00..2f8d7bffc 100644
--- a/clab/config.go
+++ b/clab/config.go
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ func (c *CLab) verifyRootNetNSLinks() error {
 			// if so, add their ep names to the list of rootEpNames
 			for _, e := range n.GetEndpoints() {
 				if val, exists := rootEpNames[e.GetIfaceName()]; exists {
-					return fmt.Errorf("root network namespace endpoint %q defined by multiple nodes [%s, %s]", e.GetIfaceName(), val, e.GetNode().GetShortName())
+					return fmt.Errorf("root network namespace endpoint %q defined by multiple nodes [%s, %s]",
+						e.GetIfaceName(), val, e.GetNode().GetShortName())
 				}
 				rootEpNames[e.GetIfaceName()] = e.GetNode().GetShortName()
 			}
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@ func (c *CLab) verifyRootNetNSLinks() error {
 		// if so, add their ep names to the list of rootEpNames
 		for _, e := range n.GetEndpoints() {
 			if val, exists := rootEpNames[e.GetIfaceName()]; exists {
-				return fmt.Errorf("root network namespace endpoint %q defined by multiple nodes [%s, %s]", e.GetIfaceName(), val, e.GetNode().GetShortName())
+				return fmt.Errorf("root network namespace endpoint %q defined by multiple nodes [%s, %s]",
+					e.GetIfaceName(), val, e.GetNode().GetShortName())
 			}
 			rootEpNames[e.GetIfaceName()] = e.GetNode().GetShortName()
 		}
@@ -529,7 +531,7 @@ func (c *CLab) resolveBindPaths(binds []string, nodedir string) error {
 }
 
 // setClabIntfsEnvVar sets CLAB_INTFS env var for each node
-// which holds the number of interfaces a node expects to have (without mgmt interfaces)
+// which holds the number of interfaces a node expects to have (without mgmt interfaces).
 func (c *CLab) SetClabIntfsEnvVar() {
 	for _, n := range c.Nodes {
 		// Injecting the env var with expected number of links
diff --git a/clab/config_test.go b/clab/config_test.go
index 43dcef238..bbf7a9b05 100644
--- a/clab/config_test.go
+++ b/clab/config_test.go
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ func TestLabelsInit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVerifyRootNetNSLinks(t *testing.T) {
-
 	tests := map[string]struct {
 		topo      string
 		wantError bool
diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index 0a3421ef8..2cee80dda 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -219,8 +219,10 @@ func generateTopologyConfig(name, network, ipv4range, ipv6range string,
 				// create a raw veth link
 				l := &links.LinkVEthRaw{
 					Endpoints: []*links.EndpointRaw{
-						links.NewEndpointRaw(node1, fmt.Sprintf(interfaceFormat[nodes[i].kind], k+1+interfaceOffset), ""),
-						links.NewEndpointRaw(node2, fmt.Sprintf(interfaceFormat[nodes[i+1].kind], j+1), ""),
+						links.NewEndpointRaw(node1, fmt.Sprintf(
+							interfaceFormat[nodes[i].kind], k+1+interfaceOffset), ""),
+						links.NewEndpointRaw(node2, fmt.Sprintf(
+							interfaceFormat[nodes[i+1].kind], j+1), ""),
 					},
 				}
 
diff --git a/docs/rn/0.44.md b/docs/rn/0.44.md
index 7983e35fd..5d1216818 100644
--- a/docs/rn/0.44.md
+++ b/docs/rn/0.44.md
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ Read more about this feature in the [Certificates Management](../manual/cert.md#
 * fixing CLAB_INTFS env var #1547
 * fixing node filtering functionality #1549
 * fixing ovs bridges and openflow 1.3 #1539
+* remove ovs ports when the lab is destroyed #1545
diff --git a/internal/tc/tc.go b/internal/tc/tc.go
index 05f39d57e..0f776ad58 100644
--- a/internal/tc/tc.go
+++ b/internal/tc/tc.go
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ func SetImpairments(tcnl *tc.Tc, nodeName string, link *net.Interface, delay, ji
 
 // setDelay sets delay and jitter to the qdisc.
 func setDelay(qdisc *tc.Object, delay, jitter time.Duration) error {
-
 	delayTcTime, err := core.Duration2TcTime(delay)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/links/endpoint_macvlan.go b/links/endpoint_macvlan.go
index 6b6f75298..d3853f87c 100644
--- a/links/endpoint_macvlan.go
+++ b/links/endpoint_macvlan.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type EndpointMacVlan struct {
 	EndpointGeneric
 }
 
-// Verify verifies the veth based deployment pre-conditions
+// Verify verifies the veth based deployment pre-conditions.
 func (e *EndpointMacVlan) Verify(_ *VerifyLinkParams) error {
 	return CheckEndpointExists(e)
 }
diff --git a/links/endpoint_veth.go b/links/endpoint_veth.go
index 0531a48d7..b715966a8 100644
--- a/links/endpoint_veth.go
+++ b/links/endpoint_veth.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type EndpointVeth struct {
 	EndpointGeneric
 }
 
-// Verify verifies the veth based deployment pre-conditions
+// Verify verifies the veth based deployment pre-conditions.
 func (e *EndpointVeth) Verify(_ *VerifyLinkParams) error {
 	return CheckEndpointUniqueness(e)
 }
diff --git a/links/link.go b/links/link.go
index e9cdc5319..5fa57e617 100644
--- a/links/link.go
+++ b/links/link.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // SetNameMACAndUpInterface is a helper function that will bind interface name and Mac
-// and return a function that can run in the netns.Do() call for execution in a network namespace
+// and return a function that can run in the netns.Do() call for execution in a network namespace.
 func SetNameMACAndUpInterface(l netlink.Link, endpt Endpoint) func(ns.NetNS) error {
 	return func(_ ns.NetNS) error {
 		// rename the given link
diff --git a/links/link_host.go b/links/link_host.go
index 2078a8a09..e6e2512ab 100644
--- a/links/link_host.go
+++ b/links/link_host.go
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ func GetHostLinkNode() Node {
 		nspath := currns.Path()
 
 		_hostLinkNodeInstance = &hostLinkNode{
-			GenericLinkNode: GenericLinkNode{shortname: "host",
+			GenericLinkNode: GenericLinkNode{
+				shortname: "host",
 				endpoints: []Endpoint{},
 				nspath:    nspath,
 			},
diff --git a/links/link_macvlan.go b/links/link_macvlan.go
index bae13e5f5..6b1498814 100644
--- a/links/link_macvlan.go
+++ b/links/link_macvlan.go
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ func (l *LinkMacVlan) Deploy(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// add the link to the Node Namespace
-	err = l.NodeEndpoint.GetNode().AddLinkToContainer(ctx, mvInterface, SetNameMACAndUpInterface(mvInterface, l.NodeEndpoint))
+	err = l.NodeEndpoint.GetNode().AddLinkToContainer(ctx, mvInterface,
+		SetNameMACAndUpInterface(mvInterface, l.NodeEndpoint))
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/links/link_veth.go b/links/link_veth.go
index 571f7d49a..4b1ffa323 100644
--- a/links/link_veth.go
+++ b/links/link_veth.go
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ func (*LinkVEth) GetType() LinkType {
 }
 
 func (*LinkVEth) Verify() {
-
 }
 
 func (l *LinkVEth) Deploy(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -158,7 +157,8 @@ func (l *LinkVEth) Deploy(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for idx, link := range []netlink.Link{linkA, linkB} {
 		// if the node is a regular namespace node
 		// add link to node, rename, set mac and Up
-		err = l.Endpoints[idx].GetNode().AddLinkToContainer(ctx, link, SetNameMACAndUpInterface(link, l.Endpoints[idx]))
+		err = l.Endpoints[idx].GetNode().AddLinkToContainer(ctx, link,
+			SetNameMACAndUpInterface(link, l.Endpoints[idx]))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/links/link_veth_test.go b/links/link_veth_test.go
index 34db44265..7aaa3ee66 100644
--- a/links/link_veth_test.go
+++ b/links/link_veth_test.go
@@ -185,11 +185,13 @@ func TestLinkVEthRaw_Resolve(t *testing.T) {
 
 			for i, e := range l.Endpoints {
 				if e.(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName != tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName {
-					t.Errorf("LinkVEthRaw.Resolve() EndpointVeth got %s, want %s", e.(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName, tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName)
+					t.Errorf("LinkVEthRaw.Resolve() EndpointVeth got %s, want %s",
+						e.(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName, tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).IfaceName)
 				}
 
 				if e.(*EndpointVeth).Node != tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).Node {
-					t.Errorf("LinkVEthRaw.Resolve() EndpointVeth got %s, want %s", e.(*EndpointVeth).Node, tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).Node)
+					t.Errorf("LinkVEthRaw.Resolve() EndpointVeth got %s, want %s",
+						e.(*EndpointVeth).Node, tt.want.Endpoints[i].(*EndpointVeth).Node)
 				}
 			}
 		})
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ func (f *fakeNode) AddLink(l Link) {
 	f.Links = append(f.Links, l)
 }
 
-// AddEndpoint adds the Endpoint to the node
+// AddEndpoint adds the Endpoint to the node.
 func (f *fakeNode) AddEndpoint(e Endpoint) {
 	f.Endpoints = append(f.Endpoints, e)
 }
diff --git a/nodes/default_node.go b/nodes/default_node.go
index 59dbd2d36..b38c9b401 100644
--- a/nodes/default_node.go
+++ b/nodes/default_node.go
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func (d *DefaultNode) AddLinkToContainer(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, f
 	return netns.Do(f)
 }
 
-// ExecFunction executes the given function in the nodes network namespace
+// ExecFunction executes the given function in the nodes network namespace.
 func (d *DefaultNode) ExecFunction(f func(ns.NetNS) error) error {
 	nspath := d.Cfg.NSPath
 
diff --git a/nodes/host/host.go b/nodes/host/host.go
index eba099115..131c8c87e 100644
--- a/nodes/host/host.go
+++ b/nodes/host/host.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (n *host) Init(cfg *types.NodeConfig, opts ...nodes.NodeOption) error {
 	n.Cfg.IsRootNamespaceBased = true
 	return nil
 }
+
 func (n *host) Deploy(_ context.Context, _ *nodes.DeployParams) error {
 	n.SetState(state.Deployed)
 	return nil
diff --git a/nodes/srl/srl.go b/nodes/srl/srl.go
index 76f821810..1f9a67cb5 100644
--- a/nodes/srl/srl.go
+++ b/nodes/srl/srl.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func generateSRLTopologyFile(cfg *types.NodeConfig) error {
 	return f.Close()
 }
 
-// srlTemplateData top level data struct
+// srlTemplateData top level data struct.
 type srlTemplateData struct {
 	TLSKey     string
 	TLSCert    string
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ type srlTemplateData struct {
 	SSHPubKeys string
 }
 
-// tplIFace template interface struct
+// tplIFace template interface struct.
 type tplIFace struct {
 	Slot       string
 	Port       string
diff --git a/nodes/state/state.go b/nodes/state/state.go
index e38da2d8b..650734bbe 100644
--- a/nodes/state/state.go
+++ b/nodes/state/state.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ type NodeState uint
 
 const (
 	Unknown NodeState = iota
-	// Deployed means the underlying container has been started and deploy function succeeded
+	// Deployed means the underlying container has been started and deploy function succeeded.
 	Deployed
 )