diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/util.go b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
index 4c0e1b066..d5b8a1360 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/util.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cephfs
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 
@@ -139,19 +140,19 @@ func (cs *controllerServer) validateDeleteVolumeRequest(req *csi.DeleteVolumeReq
 
 func validateNodeStageVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest) error {
 	if req.GetVolumeCapability() == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume capability missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume capability missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume ID missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume ID missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetStagingTargetPath() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("staging target path missing in request")
+		return errors.New("staging target path missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetSecrets() == nil || len(req.GetSecrets()) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("stage secrets cannot be nil or empty")
+		return errors.New("stage secrets cannot be nil or empty")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -159,11 +160,11 @@ func validateNodeStageVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest) error {
 
 func validateNodeUnstageVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeUnstageVolumeRequest) error {
 	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume ID missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume ID missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetStagingTargetPath() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("staging target path missing in request")
+		return errors.New("staging target path missing in request")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -171,15 +172,15 @@ func validateNodeUnstageVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeUnstageVolumeRequest) error {
 
 func validateNodePublishVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) error {
 	if req.GetVolumeCapability() == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume capability missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume capability missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume ID missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume ID missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetTargetPath() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("varget path missing in request")
+		return errors.New("varget path missing in request")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -187,11 +188,11 @@ func validateNodePublishVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest) error {
 
 func validateNodeUnpublishVolumeRequest(req *csi.NodeUnpublishVolumeRequest) error {
 	if req.GetVolumeId() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume ID missing in request")
+		return errors.New("volume ID missing in request")
 	}
 
 	if req.GetTargetPath() == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("target path missing in request")
+		return errors.New("target path missing in request")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/volumemounter.go b/pkg/cephfs/volumemounter.go
index 6a5e696ed..ead40fabe 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/volumemounter.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/volumemounter.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cephfs
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ func loadAvailableMounters() error {
 	}
 
 	if len(availableMounters) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no ceph mounters found on system")
+		return errors.New("no ceph mounters found on system")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go b/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 10e5c174f..03be2b327 100644
--- a/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/pkg/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func getMon(pOpts *rbdVolume, credentials map[string]string) (string, error) {
 		// if mons are set in secret, retrieve them
 		if len(pOpts.MonValueFromSecret) == 0 {
 			// yet another sanity check
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("either monitors or monValueFromSecret must be set")
+			return "", errors.New("either monitors or monValueFromSecret must be set")
 		}
 		val, ok := credentials[pOpts.MonValueFromSecret]
 		if !ok {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func getSnapMon(pOpts *rbdSnapshot, credentials map[string]string) (string, erro
 		// if mons are set in secret, retrieve them
 		if len(pOpts.MonValueFromSecret) == 0 {
 			// yet another sanity check
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("either monitors or monValueFromSecret must be set")
+			return "", errors.New("either monitors or monValueFromSecret must be set")
 		}
 		val, ok := credentials[pOpts.MonValueFromSecret]
 		if !ok {