diff --git a/internal/schema/decoder.go b/internal/schema/decoder.go
index 025e438b56..28b560bbbb 100644
--- a/internal/schema/decoder.go
+++ b/internal/schema/decoder.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decode(v reflect.Value, path string, parts []pathPart, values
 		if v.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
 			for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
 				field := v.Field(i)
-				if field.Type().Kind() == reflect.Ptr && field.IsNil() && v.Type().Field(i).Anonymous == true {
+				if field.Type().Kind() == reflect.Ptr && field.IsNil() && v.Type().Field(i).Anonymous {
 					field.Set(reflect.New(field.Type().Elem()))
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 6ae723b400..b8fd98b639 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (app *App) addRoute(method string, route *Route) {
 
 // buildTree build the prefix tree from the previously registered routes
 func (app *App) buildTree() *App {
-	if app.routesRefreshed == false {
+	if !app.routesRefreshed {
 		return app
 	}
 	// loop all the methods and stacks and create the prefix tree
diff --git a/utils/assertions.go b/utils/assertions.go
index 30b7fc0271..348e3985ed 100644
--- a/utils/assertions.go
+++ b/utils/assertions.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ func AssertEqual(t testing.TB, expected, actual interface{}, description ...stri
 	var bType = "<nil>"
 
 	if expected != nil {
-		aType = fmt.Sprintf("%s", reflect.TypeOf(expected))
+		aType = reflect.TypeOf(expected).String()
 	}
 	if actual != nil {
-		bType = fmt.Sprintf("%s", reflect.TypeOf(actual))
+		bType = reflect.TypeOf(actual).String()
 	}
 
 	testName := "AssertEqual"