diff --git a/internal/configuration/reader.go b/internal/configuration/reader.go
index 552a67fe..d6ac80f8 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/reader.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/reader.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func readCSVPorts(env params.Env, key string) (ports []uint16, err error) {
 	s, err := env.Get(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
-	} else if len(s) == 0 {
+	} else if s == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var (
 
 func readIP(env params.Env, key string) (ip net.IP, err error) {
 	s, err := env.Get(key)
-	if len(s) == 0 {
+	if s == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func readPortOrZero(env params.Env, key string) (port uint16, err error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	if len(s) == 0 || s == "0" {
+	if s == "" || s == "0" {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/configuration/secrets.go b/internal/configuration/secrets.go
index 978a92ca..67a45632 100644
--- a/internal/configuration/secrets.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/secrets.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (r *reader) getFromEnvOrSecretFile(envKey string, compulsory bool, retroKey
 
 	value = string(b)
 	value = cleanSuffix(value)
-	if compulsory && len(value) == 0 {
+	if compulsory && value == "" {
 		return "", ErrSecretFileIsEmpty
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/httpproxy/auth.go b/internal/httpproxy/auth.go
index 04d2e5d9..f2ebdc23 100644
--- a/internal/httpproxy/auth.go
+++ b/internal/httpproxy/auth.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (h *handler) isAuthorized(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) (authorized bool) {
-	if len(h.username) == 0 || (request.Method != "CONNECT" && !request.URL.IsAbs()) {
+	if h.username == "" || (request.Method != "CONNECT" && !request.URL.IsAbs()) {
 		return true
 	}
 	basicAuth := request.Header.Get("Proxy-Authorization")
-	if len(basicAuth) == 0 {
+	if basicAuth == "" {
 		h.logger.Info("Proxy-Authorization header not found from " + request.RemoteAddr)
 		responseWriter.Header().Set("Proxy-Authenticate", `Basic realm="Access to Gluetun over HTTP"`)
 		responseWriter.WriteHeader(http.StatusProxyAuthRequired)
diff --git a/internal/openvpn/logs.go b/internal/openvpn/logs.go
index bf0fa3eb..7957dbb8 100644
--- a/internal/openvpn/logs.go
+++ b/internal/openvpn/logs.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (l *looper) collectLines(stdout, stderr <-chan string, done chan<- struct{}
 			return
 		}
 		line, level := processLogLine(line)
-		if len(line) == 0 {
+		if line == "" {
 			continue // filtered out
 		}
 		if errLine {
diff --git a/internal/routing/reader.go b/internal/routing/reader.go
index 33119bd3..c9ea2736 100644
--- a/internal/routing/reader.go
+++ b/internal/routing/reader.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (r *routing) DefaultIP() (ip net.IP, err error) {
 			defaultLinkName = link.Attrs().Name
 		}
 	}
-	if len(defaultLinkName) == 0 {
+	if defaultLinkName == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: in %d route(s)", ErrLinkDefaultNotFound, len(routes))
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/updater/openvpn/extract.go b/internal/updater/openvpn/extract.go
index 116f97d9..d5a225d4 100644
--- a/internal/updater/openvpn/extract.go
+++ b/internal/updater/openvpn/extract.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func extractRemoteHosts(content []byte, rejectIP, rejectDomain bool) (hosts []st
 			continue
 		}
 		fields := strings.Fields(line)
-		if len(fields) == 1 || len(fields[1]) == 0 {
+		if len(fields) == 1 || fields[1] == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 		host := fields[1]
diff --git a/internal/updater/updater.go b/internal/updater/updater.go
index 1649fc89..2c1575a6 100644
--- a/internal/updater/updater.go
+++ b/internal/updater/updater.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type updater struct {
 
 func New(settings configuration.Updater, httpClient *http.Client,
 	currentServers models.AllServers, logger logging.Logger) Updater {
-	if len(settings.DNSAddress) == 0 {
+	if settings.DNSAddress == "" {
 		settings.DNSAddress = "1.1.1.1"
 	}
 	unzipper := unzip.New(httpClient)
diff --git a/maintenance.md b/maintenance.md
index 346cbfab..10da816b 100644
--- a/maintenance.md
+++ b/maintenance.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 ## Code
 
-- Change empty string comparison from `len(s) == 0` to `s == ""`
 - Use `github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater/pkg/publicip`
 - Change firewall debug logs to use `logger.Debug` instead of `fmt.Println`