diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
index 0023ba18..5d32adcc 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/godwarf/tree.go
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (n *Tree) Type(dw *dwarf.Data, index int, typeCache map[dwarf.Offset]Type)
 	if n.typ == nil {
 		offset, ok := n.Val(dwarf.AttrType).(dwarf.Offset)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed variable DIE (offset)")
+			return nil, errors.New("malformed variable DIE (offset)")
 		}
 
 		var err error
diff --git a/pkg/dwarf/reader/reader.go b/pkg/dwarf/reader/reader.go
index 2b48fbd3..c4a6de09 100644
--- a/pkg/dwarf/reader/reader.go
+++ b/pkg/dwarf/reader/reader.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (reader *Reader) AddrFor(name string, staticBase uint64, ptrSize int) (uint
 	}
 	instructions, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrLocation).([]byte)
 	if !ok {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("type assertion failed")
+		return 0, errors.New("type assertion failed")
 	}
 	addr, _, err := op.ExecuteStackProgram(op.DwarfRegisters{StaticBase: staticBase}, instructions, ptrSize, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var ErrTypeNotFound = errors.New("no type entry found, use 'types' for a list of
 func (reader *Reader) SeekToType(entry *dwarf.Entry, resolveTypedefs bool, resolvePointerTypes bool) (*dwarf.Entry, error) {
 	offset, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrType).(dwarf.Offset)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("entry does not have a type attribute")
+		return nil, errors.New("entry does not have a type attribute")
 	}
 
 	// Seek to the first type offset
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (reader *Reader) InstructionsForEntry(entry *dwarf.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 	if entry.Tag == dwarf.TagMember {
 		instructions, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrDataMemberLoc).([]byte)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("member data has no data member location attribute")
+			return nil, errors.New("member data has no data member location attribute")
 		}
 		// clone slice to prevent stomping on the dwarf data
 		return append([]byte{}, instructions...), nil
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (reader *Reader) InstructionsForEntry(entry *dwarf.Entry) ([]byte, error) {
 	// non-member
 	instructions, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrLocation).([]byte)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("entry has no location attribute")
+		return nil, errors.New("entry has no location attribute")
 	}
 
 	// clone slice to prevent stomping on the dwarf data
diff --git a/pkg/locspec/locations.go b/pkg/locspec/locations.go
index ecf03f83..07e1e068 100644
--- a/pkg/locspec/locations.go
+++ b/pkg/locspec/locations.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package locspec
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/constant"
 	"path"
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ func packageMatch(specPkg, symPkg string, packageMap map[string][]string) bool {
 func (loc *RegexLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.EvalScope, locStr string, includeNonExecutableLines bool, _ [][2]string) ([]api.Location, string, error) {
 	if scope == nil {
 		//TODO(aarzilli): this needs only the list of function we should make it work
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine location (scope is nil)")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine location (scope is nil)")
 	}
 	funcs := scope.BinInfo.Functions
 	matches, err := regexFilterFuncs(loc.FuncRegex, funcs)
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ func (loc *AddrLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.EvalSc
 	if scope == nil {
 		addr, err := strconv.ParseInt(loc.AddrExpr, 0, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
+			return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
 		}
 		return []api.Location{{PC: uint64(addr)}}, "", nil
 	}
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func (loc *NormalLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, processArgs []string, scope
 	if len(candidateFiles) == 1 {
 		if loc.LineOffset < 0 {
 			//lint:ignore ST1005 backwards compatibility
-			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("Malformed breakpoint location, no line offset specified")
+			return nil, "", errors.New("Malformed breakpoint location, no line offset specified")
 		}
 		addrs, err = proc.FindFileLocation(t, candidateFiles[0], loc.LineOffset)
 		if includeNonExecutableLines {
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ func addressesToLocation(addrs []uint64) api.Location {
 // Find returns the location after adding the offset amount to the current line number.
 func (loc *OffsetLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.EvalScope, _ string, includeNonExecutableLines bool, _ [][2]string) ([]api.Location, string, error) {
 	if scope == nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
 	}
 	file, line, fn := scope.BinInfo.PCToLine(scope.PC)
 	if loc.Offset == 0 {
@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ func (loc *OffsetLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.Eval
 		return []api.Location{{PC: scope.PC}}, subst, nil
 	}
 	if fn == nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current location")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine current location")
 	}
 	subst := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, line+loc.Offset)
 	addrs, err := proc.FindFileLocation(t, file, line+loc.Offset)
@@ -643,11 +644,11 @@ func (loc *OffsetLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.Eval
 // Find will return the location at the given line in the current file.
 func (loc *LineLocationSpec) Find(t *proc.Target, _ []string, scope *proc.EvalScope, _ string, includeNonExecutableLines bool, _ [][2]string) ([]api.Location, string, error) {
 	if scope == nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine current location (scope is nil)")
 	}
 	file, _, fn := scope.BinInfo.PCToLine(scope.PC)
 	if fn == nil {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current location")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("could not determine current location")
 	}
 	subst := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", file, loc.Line)
 	addrs, err := proc.FindFileLocation(t, file, loc.Line)
diff --git a/pkg/proc/amd64util/debugregs.go b/pkg/proc/amd64util/debugregs.go
index 290ee163..beb2e960 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/amd64util/debugregs.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/amd64util/debugregs.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (drs *DebugRegisters) breakpoint(idx uint8) (addr uint64, read, write bool,
 // nothing.
 func (drs *DebugRegisters) SetBreakpoint(idx uint8, addr uint64, read, write bool, sz int) error {
 	if int(idx) >= len(drs.pAddrs) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("hardware breakpoints exhausted")
+		return errors.New("hardware breakpoints exhausted")
 	}
 	curaddr, curread, curwrite, cursz := drs.breakpoint(idx)
 	if curaddr != 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/core/linux_core.go b/pkg/proc/core/linux_core.go
index da4fdcac..35e8e3c9 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/core/linux_core.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/core/linux_core.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"debug/elf"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ func readLinuxOrPlatformIndependentCore(corePath, exePath string) (*process, pro
 		case _EM_AARCH64:
 			bi = proc.NewBinaryInfo("linux", "arm64")
 		default:
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported machine type")
+			return nil, nil, errors.New("unsupported machine type")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ func readNote(r io.ReadSeeker, machineType elf.Machine) (*note, error) {
 		case _EM_AARCH64:
 			note.Desc = &linuxPrStatusARM64{}
 		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported machine type")
+			return nil, errors.New("unsupported machine type")
 		}
 		if err := binary.Read(descReader, binary.LittleEndian, note.Desc); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading NT_PRSTATUS: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/proc/eval.go b/pkg/proc/eval.go
index 8e3cc536..ad02fe2b 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/eval.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/eval.go
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (scope *EvalScope) Locals(flags localsFlags) ([]*Variable, error) {
 			declLine := v.DeclLine
 			v = v.maybeDereference()
 			if v.Addr == 0 && v.Unreadable == nil {
-				v.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("no address for escaped variable")
+				v.Unreadable = errors.New("no address for escaped variable")
 			}
 			v.Name = name[1:]
 			v.Flags |= VariableEscaped
@@ -1918,13 +1918,13 @@ func (scope *EvalScope) evalReslice(op *evalop.Reslice, stack *evalStack) {
 		return
 	case reflect.Map:
 		if op.Node.High != nil {
-			stack.err = fmt.Errorf("second slice argument must be empty for maps")
+			stack.err = errors.New("second slice argument must be empty for maps")
 			return
 		}
 		xev.mapSkip += int(low)
 		xev.mapIterator() // reads map length
 		if int64(xev.mapSkip) >= xev.Len {
-			stack.err = fmt.Errorf("map index out of bounds")
+			stack.err = errors.New("map index out of bounds")
 			return
 		}
 		stack.push(xev)
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ func (scope *EvalScope) evalPointerDeref(op *evalop.PointerDeref, stack *evalSta
 	}
 
 	if xev == nilVariable {
-		stack.err = fmt.Errorf("nil can not be dereferenced")
+		stack.err = errors.New("nil can not be dereferenced")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ func (scope *EvalScope) evalPointerDeref(op *evalop.PointerDeref, stack *evalSta
 	}
 	rv := &xev.Children[0]
 	if rv.Addr == 0 {
-		stack.err = fmt.Errorf("nil pointer dereference")
+		stack.err = errors.New("nil pointer dereference")
 		return
 	}
 	stack.push(rv)
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ func negotiateType(op token.Token, xv, yv *Variable) (godwarf.Type, error) {
 			// ok
 		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
 			if constant.Sign(yv.Value) < 0 {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("shift count must not be negative")
+				return nil, errors.New("shift count must not be negative")
 			}
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("shift count type %s, must be unsigned integer", yv.Kind.String())
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ func compareOp(op token.Token, xv *Variable, yv *Variable) (bool, error) {
 			yv.loadValue(loadFullValueLongerStrings)
 		}
 		if int64(len(constant.StringVal(xv.Value))) != xv.Len || int64(len(constant.StringVal(yv.Value))) != yv.Len {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("string too long for comparison")
+			return false, errors.New("string too long for comparison")
 		}
 		return constantCompare(op, xv.Value, yv.Value)
 	}
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ func compareOp(op token.Token, xv *Variable, yv *Variable) (bool, error) {
 		eql = xv.Children[0].Addr == yv.Children[0].Addr
 	case reflect.Array:
 		if int64(len(xv.Children)) != xv.Len || int64(len(yv.Children)) != yv.Len {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("array too long for comparison")
+			return false, errors.New("array too long for comparison")
 		}
 		eql, err = equalChildren(xv, yv, true)
 	case reflect.Struct:
@@ -2296,7 +2296,7 @@ func compareOp(op token.Token, xv *Variable, yv *Variable) (bool, error) {
 			return false, nil
 		}
 		if int64(len(xv.Children)) != xv.Len || int64(len(yv.Children)) != yv.Len {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("structure too deep for comparison")
+			return false, errors.New("structure too deep for comparison")
 		}
 		eql, err = equalChildren(xv, yv, false)
 	case reflect.Slice, reflect.Map, reflect.Func, reflect.Chan:
@@ -2483,13 +2483,13 @@ func (v *Variable) sliceAccess(idx int) (*Variable, error) {
 		wrong = idx < 0
 	}
 	if wrong {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")
+		return nil, errors.New("index out of bounds")
 	}
 	if v.loaded {
 		if v.Kind == reflect.String {
 			s := constant.StringVal(v.Value)
 			if idx >= len(s) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")
+				return nil, errors.New("index out of bounds")
 			}
 			r := v.newVariable("", v.Base+uint64(int64(idx)*v.stride), v.fieldType, v.mem)
 			r.loaded = true
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ func (v *Variable) sliceAccess(idx int) (*Variable, error) {
 			return r, nil
 		} else {
 			if idx >= len(v.Children) {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")
+				return nil, errors.New("index out of bounds")
 			}
 			return &v.Children[idx], nil
 		}
@@ -2548,7 +2548,7 @@ func (v *Variable) mapAccess(idx *Variable) (*Variable, error) {
 		return nil, v.Unreadable
 	}
 	// go would return zero for the map value type here, we do not have the ability to create zeroes
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("key not found")
+	return nil, errors.New("key not found")
 }
 
 // LoadResliced returns a new array, slice or map that starts at index start and contains
@@ -2570,7 +2570,7 @@ func (v *Variable) LoadResliced(start int, cfg LoadConfig) (newV *Variable, err
 		newV.loaded = false
 		newV.mapSkip = start
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("variable to reslice is not an array, slice, or map")
+		return nil, errors.New("variable to reslice is not an array, slice, or map")
 	}
 	newV.loadValue(cfg)
 	return newV, nil
@@ -2589,14 +2589,14 @@ func (v *Variable) reslice(low int64, high int64, trustLen bool) (*Variable, err
 		cptrNeedsFakeSlice = v.Kind != reflect.String
 	}
 	if wrong {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")
+		return nil, errors.New("index out of bounds")
 	}
 
 	base := v.Base + uint64(low*v.stride)
 	len := high - low
 
 	if high-low < 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")
+		return nil, errors.New("index out of bounds")
 	}
 
 	typ := v.DwarfType
diff --git a/pkg/proc/evalop/evalcompile.go b/pkg/proc/evalop/evalcompile.go
index 1f27e711..9ec1e902 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/evalop/evalcompile.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/evalop/evalcompile.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (ctx *compileCtx) compileAST(t ast.Expr) error {
 
 	case *ast.SliceExpr:
 		if node.Slice3 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("3-index slice expressions not supported")
+			return errors.New("3-index slice expressions not supported")
 		}
 		return ctx.compileReslice(node)
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/pclntab.go b/pkg/proc/pclntab.go
index 2631c25f..fc3bf645 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/pclntab.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/pclntab.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package proc
 import (
 	"debug/elf"
 	"debug/macho"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/internal/gosym"
@@ -18,12 +19,12 @@ func readPcLnTableElf(exe *elf.File, path string) (*gosym.Table, uint64, error)
 		sectionLabel = ".data.rel.ro.gopclntab"
 		section = exe.Section(sectionLabel)
 		if section == nil {
-			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not read section .gopclntab")
+			return nil, 0, errors.New("could not read section .gopclntab")
 		}
 	}
 	tableData, err := section.Data()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("found section but could not read .gopclntab")
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("found section but could not read .gopclntab")
 	}
 
 	addr := exe.Section(".text").Addr
@@ -41,11 +42,11 @@ func readPcLnTableMacho(exe *macho.File, path string) (*gosym.Table, uint64, err
 
 	section := exe.Section(sectionLabel)
 	if section == nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not read section __gopclntab")
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("could not read section __gopclntab")
 	}
 	tableData, err := section.Data()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("found section but could not read __gopclntab")
+		return nil, 0, errors.New("found section but could not read __gopclntab")
 	}
 
 	addr := exe.Section("__text").Addr
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
index 752621be..699464f1 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ func findFirstNonRuntimeFrame(p *proc.Target) (proc.Stackframe, error) {
 			return frame, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return proc.Stackframe{}, fmt.Errorf("non-runtime frame not found")
+	return proc.Stackframe{}, errors.New("non-runtime frame not found")
 }
 
 func evalVariableOrError(p *proc.Target, symbol string) (*proc.Variable, error) {
@@ -3842,9 +3842,9 @@ func checkFrame(frame proc.Stackframe, fnname, file string, line int, inlined bo
 	}
 	if frame.Inlined != inlined {
 		if inlined {
-			return fmt.Errorf("not inlined")
+			return errors.New("not inlined")
 		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("inlined")
+		return errors.New("inlined")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proc/target_exec.go b/pkg/proc/target_exec.go
index d3411730..283dceb7 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/target_exec.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/target_exec.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (grp *TargetGroup) Next() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 	if grp.HasSteppingBreakpoints() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("next while nexting")
+		return errors.New("next while nexting")
 	}
 
 	if err = next(grp.Selected, false, false); err != nil {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func conditionErrors(grp *TargetGroup) error {
 				if condErr == nil {
 					condErr = bp.CondError
 				} else {
-					return fmt.Errorf("multiple errors evaluating conditions")
+					return errors.New("multiple errors evaluating conditions")
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func (grp *TargetGroup) Step() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 	if grp.HasSteppingBreakpoints() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("next while nexting")
+		return errors.New("next while nexting")
 	}
 
 	if err = next(grp.Selected, true, false); err != nil {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ func (grp *TargetGroup) StepOut() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if grp.HasSteppingBreakpoints() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("next while nexting")
+		return errors.New("next while nexting")
 	}
 
 	dbp := grp.Selected
diff --git a/pkg/proc/types.go b/pkg/proc/types.go
index 4c047cef..b9aa19b8 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/types.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/types.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func runtimeTypeToDIE(_type *Variable, dataAddr uint64) (typ godwarf.Type, kind
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not resolve interface type")
+	return nil, 0, errors.New("could not resolve interface type")
 }
 
 // resolveParametricType returns the real type of t if t is a parametric
diff --git a/pkg/proc/variables.go b/pkg/proc/variables.go
index e092375d..03aa3002 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/variables.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/variables.go
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ func (v *Variable) structMember(memberName string) (*Variable, error) {
 func readVarEntry(entry *godwarf.Tree, image *Image) (name string, typ godwarf.Type, err error) {
 	name, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrName).(string)
 	if !ok {
-		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("malformed variable DIE (name)")
+		return "", nil, errors.New("malformed variable DIE (name)")
 	}
 
 	typ, err = entry.Type(image.dwarf, image.index, image.typeCache)
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ func (v *Variable) readFloatRaw(size int64) (float64, error) {
 		return n, nil
 	}
 
-	return 0.0, fmt.Errorf("could not read float")
+	return 0.0, errors.New("could not read float")
 }
 
 func (v *Variable) writeFloatRaw(f float64, size int64) error {
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ func (v *Variable) loadMap(recurseLevel int, cfg LoadConfig) {
 
 	for skip := 0; skip < v.mapSkip; skip++ {
 		if ok := it.next(); !ok {
-			v.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("map index out of bounds")
+			v.Unreadable = errors.New("map index out of bounds")
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ func (v *Variable) mapIterator() *mapIterator {
 
 	maptype, ok := sv.RealType.(*godwarf.StructType)
 	if !ok {
-		v.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("wrong real type for map")
+		v.Unreadable = errors.New("wrong real type for map")
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ func (it *mapIterator) nextBucket() bool {
 
 	// sanity checks
 	if it.tophashes == nil || it.keys == nil || it.values == nil {
-		it.v.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("malformed map type")
+		it.v.Unreadable = errors.New("malformed map type")
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ func (v *Variable) loadInterface(recurseLevel int, loadData bool, cfg LoadConfig
 	}
 
 	if data == nil {
-		v.Unreadable = fmt.Errorf("invalid interface type")
+		v.Unreadable = errors.New("invalid interface type")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/variables_test.go b/pkg/proc/variables_test.go
index b9da651e..459f910e 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/variables_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/variables_test.go
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func TestVariableEvaluation2(t *testing.T) {
 		{"a6.Baz", true, "8", "20", "int", nil},
 		{"a7.Baz", true, "5", "25", "int", nil},
 		{"a8.Baz", true, "\"feh\"", "", "string", nil},
-		{"a9.Baz", true, "nil", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("a9 is nil")},
-		{"a9.NonExistent", true, "nil", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("a9 has no member NonExistent")},
+		{"a9.Baz", true, "nil", "", "int", errors.New("a9 is nil")},
+		{"a9.NonExistent", true, "nil", "", "int", errors.New("a9 has no member NonExistent")},
 		{"a8", true, "main.FooBar2 {Bur: 10, Baz: \"feh\"}", "", "main.FooBar2", nil}, // reread variable after member
 		{"i32", true, "[2]int32 [1,2]", "", "[2]int32", nil},
 		{"b1", true, "true", "false", "bool", nil},
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ func TestVariableEvaluation2(t *testing.T) {
 		{"ms", true, "main.Nest {Level: 0, Nest: *main.Nest {Level: 1, Nest: *(*main.Nest)(…", "", "main.Nest", nil},
 		{"ms.Nest.Nest", true, "*main.Nest {Level: 2, Nest: *main.Nest {Level: 3, Nest: *(*main.Nest)(…", "", "*main.Nest", nil},
 		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "*main.Nest nil", "", "*main.Nest", nil},
-		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "", "", "*main.Nest", fmt.Errorf("ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest is nil")},
+		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "", "", "*main.Nest", errors.New("ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest is nil")},
 		{"main.p1", true, "10", "12", "int", nil},
 		{"p1", true, "10", "13", "int", nil},
-		{"NonExistent", true, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("could not find symbol value for NonExistent")},
+		{"NonExistent", true, "", "", "", errors.New("could not find symbol value for NonExistent")},
 	}
 
 	protest.AllowRecording(t)
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ func TestVariableEvaluationShort(t *testing.T) {
 		{"a6.Baz", true, "8", "", "int", nil},
 		{"a7.Baz", true, "5", "", "int", nil},
 		{"a8.Baz", true, "\"feh\"", "", "string", nil},
-		{"a9.Baz", true, "nil", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("a9 is nil")},
-		{"a9.NonExistent", true, "nil", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("a9 has no member NonExistent")},
+		{"a9.Baz", true, "nil", "", "int", errors.New("a9 is nil")},
+		{"a9.NonExistent", true, "nil", "", "int", errors.New("a9 has no member NonExistent")},
 		{"a8", true, "main.FooBar2 {Bur: 10, Baz: \"feh\"}", "", "main.FooBar2", nil}, // reread variable after member
 		{"i32", true, "[2]int32 [...]", "", "[2]int32", nil},
 		{"b1", true, "true", "false", "bool", nil},
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ func TestVariableEvaluationShort(t *testing.T) {
 		{"ms", true, "main.Nest {Level: 0, Nest: (*main.Nest)(0x…", "", "main.Nest", nil},
 		{"ms.Nest.Nest", true, "(*main.Nest)(0x…", "", "*main.Nest", nil},
 		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "*main.Nest nil", "", "*main.Nest", nil},
-		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "", "", "*main.Nest", fmt.Errorf("ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest is nil")},
+		{"ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest", true, "", "", "*main.Nest", errors.New("ms.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest.Nest is nil")},
 		{"main.p1", true, "10", "", "int", nil},
 		{"p1", true, "10", "", "int", nil},
-		{"NonExistent", true, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("could not find symbol value for NonExistent")},
+		{"NonExistent", true, "", "", "", errors.New("could not find symbol value for NonExistent")},
 	}
 
 	protest.AllowRecording(t)
@@ -538,18 +538,18 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"s1[2]", false, "\"three\"", "\"three\"", "string", nil},
 		{"s1[3]", false, "\"four\"", "\"four\"", "string", nil},
 		{"s1[4]", false, "\"five\"", "\"five\"", "string", nil},
-		{"s1[5]", false, "", "", "string", fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")},
+		{"s1[5]", false, "", "", "string", errors.New("index out of bounds")},
 		{"a1[0]", false, "\"one\"", "\"one\"", "string", nil},
 		{"a1[1]", false, "\"two\"", "\"two\"", "string", nil},
 		{"a1[2]", false, "\"three\"", "\"three\"", "string", nil},
 		{"a1[3]", false, "\"four\"", "\"four\"", "string", nil},
 		{"a1[4]", false, "\"five\"", "\"five\"", "string", nil},
-		{"a1[5]", false, "", "", "string", fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")},
+		{"a1[5]", false, "", "", "string", errors.New("index out of bounds")},
 		{"str1[0]", false, "48", "48", "byte", nil},
 		{"str1[1]", false, "49", "49", "byte", nil},
 		{"str1[2]", false, "50", "50", "byte", nil},
 		{"str1[10]", false, "48", "48", "byte", nil},
-		{"str1[11]", false, "", "", "byte", fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")},
+		{"str1[11]", false, "", "", "byte", errors.New("index out of bounds")},
 
 		// slice/array/string reslicing
 		{"a1[2:4]", false, "[]string len: 2, cap: 2, [\"three\",\"four\"]", "[]string len: 2, cap: 2, [\"three\",\"four\"]", "[]string", nil},
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"str1[0:11]", false, "\"01234567890\"", "\"01234567890\"", "string", nil},
 		{"str1[:3]", false, "\"012\"", "\"012\"", "string", nil},
 		{"str1[3:]", false, "\"34567890\"", "\"34567890\"", "string", nil},
-		{"str1[0:12]", false, "", "", "string", fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")},
-		{"str1[5:3]", false, "", "", "string", fmt.Errorf("index out of bounds")},
+		{"str1[0:12]", false, "", "", "string", errors.New("index out of bounds")},
+		{"str1[5:3]", false, "", "", "string", errors.New("index out of bounds")},
 		{"str1[11:]", false, "\"\"", "\"\"", "string", nil},
 		{"longbyteslice[:70]", false, "[]uint8 len: 70, cap: 70, [118,101,114,121,32,108,111,110,103,32,115,116,114,105,110,103,32,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,97,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,98,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,99,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,100,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56]", "[]uint8 len: 70, cap: 70, [118,101,114,121,32,108,111,110,103,32,115,116,114,105,110,103,32,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,97,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,98,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,99,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,100,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56]", "[]uint8", nil},
 
@@ -572,12 +572,12 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"*p2", false, "5", "5", "int", nil},
 		{"p2", true, "*5", "(*int)(0x…", "*int", nil},
 		{"p3", true, "*int nil", "*int nil", "*int", nil},
-		{"*p3", false, "", "", "int", fmt.Errorf("nil pointer dereference")},
+		{"*p3", false, "", "", "int", errors.New("nil pointer dereference")},
 
 		// channels
 		{"ch1", true, "chan int 4/11", "chan int 4/11", "chan int", nil},
 		{"chnil", true, "chan int nil", "chan int nil", "chan int", nil},
-		{"ch1+1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not convert 1 constant to chan int")},
+		{"ch1+1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not convert 1 constant to chan int")},
 		{"int3chan.buf", false, "*[5]main.ThreeInts [{a: 1, b: 0, c: 0},{a: 2, b: 0, c: 0},{a: 3, b: 0, c: 0},{a: 0, b: 0, c: 0},{a: 0, b: 0, c: 0}]", "(*[5]main.ThreeInts)(…", "*[5]main.ThreeInts", nil},
 
 		// maps
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"m2[c1.sa[2].B-4].A", false, "10", "10", "int", nil},
 		{"m2[*p1].B", false, "11", "11", "int", nil},
 		{"m3[as1]", false, "42", "42", "int", nil},
-		{"mnil[\"Malone\"]", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("key not found")},
-		{"m1[80:]", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("map index out of bounds")},
+		{"mnil[\"Malone\"]", false, "", "", "", errors.New("key not found")},
+		{"m1[80:]", false, "", "", "", errors.New("map index out of bounds")},
 
 		// interfaces
 		{"err1", true, "error(*main.astruct) *{A: 1, B: 2}", "error(*main.astruct) 0x…", "error", nil},
@@ -601,13 +601,13 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"iface4", true, "interface {}([]go/constant.Value) [4]", "interface {}([]go/constant.Value) [...]", "interface {}", nil},
 		{"ifacenil", true, "interface {} nil", "interface {} nil", "interface {}", nil},
 		{"err1 == err2", false, "false", "false", "", nil},
-		{"err1 == iface1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("mismatched types \"error\" and \"interface {}\"")},
+		{"err1 == iface1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("mismatched types \"error\" and \"interface {}\"")},
 		{"errnil == nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
 		{"errtypednil == nil", false, "false", "false", "", nil},
 		{"nil == errnil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
 		{"err1.(*main.astruct)", false, "*main.astruct {A: 1, B: 2}", "(*main.astruct)(0x…", "*main.astruct", nil},
-		{"err1.(*main.bstruct)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("interface conversion: error is *main.astruct, not *main.bstruct")},
-		{"errnil.(*main.astruct)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("interface conversion: error is nil, not *main.astruct")},
+		{"err1.(*main.bstruct)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("interface conversion: error is *main.astruct, not *main.bstruct")},
+		{"errnil.(*main.astruct)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("interface conversion: error is nil, not *main.astruct")},
 		{"const1", true, "go/constant.Value(go/constant.int64Val) 3", "go/constant.Value(go/constant.int64Val) 3", "go/constant.Value", nil},
 
 		// combined expressions
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		// builtins
 		{"cap(parr)", false, "4", "4", "", nil},
 		{"len(parr)", false, "4", "4", "", nil},
-		{"cap(p1)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid argument p1 (type *int) for cap")},
-		{"len(p1)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid argument p1 (type *int) for len")},
+		{"cap(p1)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("invalid argument p1 (type *int) for cap")},
+		{"len(p1)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("invalid argument p1 (type *int) for len")},
 		{"cap(a1)", false, "5", "5", "", nil},
 		{"len(a1)", false, "5", "5", "", nil},
 		{"cap(s3)", false, "6", "6", "", nil},
@@ -691,11 +691,11 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 
 		// nil
 		{"nil", false, "nil", "nil", "", nil},
-		{"nil+1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("operator + can not be applied to \"nil\"")},
+		{"nil+1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("operator + can not be applied to \"nil\"")},
 		{"fn1", false, "main.afunc", "main.afunc", "main.functype", nil},
 		{"fn2", false, "nil", "nil", "main.functype", nil},
 		{"nilslice", false, "[]int len: 0, cap: 0, nil", "[]int len: 0, cap: 0, nil", "[]int", nil},
-		{"fn1 == fn2", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare func variables")},
+		{"fn1 == fn2", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not compare func variables")},
 		{"fn1 == nil", false, "false", "false", "", nil},
 		{"fn1 != nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
 		{"fn2 == nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
@@ -713,31 +713,31 @@ func getEvalExpressionTestCases() []varTest {
 		{"p1 != nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
 		{"ch1 == nil", false, "false", "false", "", nil},
 		{"chnil == nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
-		{"ch1 == chnil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare chan variables")},
+		{"ch1 == chnil", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not compare chan variables")},
 		{"m1 == nil", false, "false", "false", "", nil},
-		{"mnil == m1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare map variables")},
+		{"mnil == m1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not compare map variables")},
 		{"mnil == nil", false, "true", "true", "", nil},
-		{"nil == 2", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare int to nil")},
-		{"2 == nil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not compare int to nil")},
+		{"nil == 2", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not compare int to nil")},
+		{"2 == nil", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not compare int to nil")},
 
 		// errors
-		{"&3", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not take address of \"3\"")},
-		{"*3", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("expression \"3\" (int) can not be dereferenced")},
-		{"&(i2 + i3)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not take address of \"(i2 + i3)\"")},
-		{"i2 + p1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("mismatched types \"int\" and \"*int\"")},
-		{"i2 + f1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("mismatched types \"int\" and \"float64\"")},
-		{"i2 << f1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("shift count type float64, must be unsigned integer")},
-		{"i2 << -1", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("shift count must not be negative")},
-		{"*(i2 + i3)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("expression \"(i2 + i3)\" (int) can not be dereferenced")},
-		{"i2.member", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("i2 (type int) is not a struct")},
-		{"fmt.Println(\"hello\")", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("function calls not allowed without using 'call'")},
-		{"*nil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("nil can not be dereferenced")},
-		{"!nil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("operator ! can not be applied to \"nil\"")},
-		{"&nil", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not take address of \"nil\"")},
-		{"nil[0]", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("expression \"nil\" (nil) does not support indexing")},
-		{"nil[2:10]", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not slice \"nil\" (type nil)")},
-		{"nil.member", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("nil (type nil) is not a struct")},
-		{"(map[string]main.astruct)(0x4000)", false, "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("can not convert \"0x4000\" to map[string]main.astruct")},
+		{"&3", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not take address of \"3\"")},
+		{"*3", false, "", "", "", errors.New("expression \"3\" (int) can not be dereferenced")},
+		{"&(i2 + i3)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not take address of \"(i2 + i3)\"")},
+		{"i2 + p1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("mismatched types \"int\" and \"*int\"")},
+		{"i2 + f1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("mismatched types \"int\" and \"float64\"")},
+		{"i2 << f1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("shift count type float64, must be unsigned integer")},
+		{"i2 << -1", false, "", "", "", errors.New("shift count must not be negative")},
+		{"*(i2 + i3)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("expression \"(i2 + i3)\" (int) can not be dereferenced")},
+		{"i2.member", false, "", "", "", errors.New("i2 (type int) is not a struct")},
+		{"fmt.Println(\"hello\")", false, "", "", "", errors.New("function calls not allowed without using 'call'")},
+		{"*nil", false, "", "", "", errors.New("nil can not be dereferenced")},
+		{"!nil", false, "", "", "", errors.New("operator ! can not be applied to \"nil\"")},
+		{"&nil", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not take address of \"nil\"")},
+		{"nil[0]", false, "", "", "", errors.New("expression \"nil\" (nil) does not support indexing")},
+		{"nil[2:10]", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not slice \"nil\" (type nil)")},
+		{"nil.member", false, "", "", "", errors.New("nil (type nil) is not a struct")},
+		{"(map[string]main.astruct)(0x4000)", false, "", "", "", errors.New("can not convert \"0x4000\" to map[string]main.astruct")},
 
 		// typecasts
 		{"uint(i2)", false, "2", "2", "uint", nil},
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/command.go b/pkg/terminal/command.go
index 56d85fe1..4e87d6b4 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/command.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/command.go
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ func threads(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 
 func thread(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("you must specify a thread")
+		return errors.New("you must specify a thread")
 	}
 	tid, err := strconv.Atoi(args)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ func restartRecorded(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 			}
 		} else {
 			if len(v) > 1 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments to restart")
+				return errors.New("too many arguments to restart")
 			}
 			restartPos = v[0]
 		}
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ func parseNewArgv(args string) (resetArgs bool, newArgv []string, newRedirects [
 	}
 	if w[0] == "-noargs" {
 		if len(w) > 1 {
-			return false, nil, [3]string{}, fmt.Errorf("too many arguments to restart")
+			return false, nil, [3]string{}, errors.New("too many arguments to restart")
 		}
 		return true, nil, [3]string{}, nil
 	}
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ func (c *Commands) call(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 
 func clear(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 	id, err := strconv.Atoi(args)
 	var bp *api.Breakpoint
@@ -1722,7 +1722,7 @@ func clearAll(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 
 func toggle(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if args == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 	id, err := strconv.Atoi(args)
 	var bp *api.Breakpoint
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ func setBreakpoint(t *Term, ctx callContext, tracepoint bool, argstr string) ([]
 				spec = argstr
 			}
 		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("address required")
+			return errors.New("address required")
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ func getEditorName() (string, error) {
 	var editor string
 	if editor = os.Getenv("DELVE_EDITOR"); editor == "" {
 		if editor = os.Getenv("EDITOR"); editor == "" {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("Neither DELVE_EDITOR or EDITOR is set")
+			return "", errors.New("Neither DELVE_EDITOR or EDITOR is set")
 		}
 	}
 	return editor, nil
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ loop:
 		case "-fmt":
 			arg := nextArg()
 			if arg == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("expected argument after -fmt")
+				return errors.New("expected argument after -fmt")
 			}
 			fmtMapToPriFmt := map[string]byte{
 				"oct":         'o',
@@ -2102,22 +2102,22 @@ loop:
 		case "-count", "-len":
 			arg := nextArg()
 			if arg == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("expected argument after -count/-len")
+				return errors.New("expected argument after -count/-len")
 			}
 			var err error
 			count, err = strconv.Atoi(arg)
 			if err != nil || count <= 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("count/len must be a positive integer")
+				return errors.New("count/len must be a positive integer")
 			}
 		case "-size":
 			arg := nextArg()
 			if arg == "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("expected argument after -size")
+				return errors.New("expected argument after -size")
 			}
 			var err error
 			size, err = strconv.Atoi(arg)
 			if err != nil || size <= 0 || size > 8 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("size must be a positive integer (<=8)")
+				return errors.New("size must be a positive integer (<=8)")
 			}
 		case "-x":
 			isExpr = true
@@ -2133,11 +2133,11 @@ loop:
 
 	// TODO, maybe configured by user.
 	if count*size > 1000 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("read memory range (count*size) must be less than or equal to 1000 bytes")
+		return errors.New("read memory range (count*size) must be less than or equal to 1000 bytes")
 	}
 
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no address specified")
+		return errors.New("no address specified")
 	}
 
 	if isExpr {
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ const maxPrintVarChanGoroutines = 100
 
 func (c *Commands) printVar(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 	if ctx.Prefix == onPrefix {
 		ctx.Breakpoint.Variables = append(ctx.Breakpoint.Variables, args)
@@ -2229,7 +2229,7 @@ func (c *Commands) printVar(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 
 func whatisCommand(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 	val, err := t.client.EvalVariable(ctx.Scope, args, ShortLoadConfig)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@ func setVar(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	// HACK: in go '=' is not an operator, we detect the error and try to recover from it by splitting the input string
 	_, err := parser.ParseExpr(args)
 	if err == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("syntax error '=' not found")
+		return errors.New("syntax error '=' not found")
 	}
 
 	el, ok := err.(scanner.ErrorList)
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ func args(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	filter, cfg := parseVarArguments(args, t)
 	if ctx.Prefix == onPrefix {
 		if filter != "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("filter not supported on breakpoint")
+			return errors.New("filter not supported on breakpoint")
 		}
 		ctx.Breakpoint.LoadArgs = &cfg
 		return nil
@@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ func locals(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	filter, cfg := parseVarArguments(args, t)
 	if ctx.Prefix == onPrefix {
 		if filter != "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("filter not supported on breakpoint")
+			return errors.New("filter not supported on breakpoint")
 		}
 		ctx.Breakpoint.LoadLocals = &cfg
 		return nil
@@ -2483,7 +2483,7 @@ func parseStackArgs(argstr string) (stackArgs, error) {
 			case "-mode":
 				i++
 				if i >= len(args) {
-					return stackArgs{}, fmt.Errorf("expected normal, simple or fromg after -mode")
+					return stackArgs{}, errors.New("expected normal, simple or fromg after -mode")
 				}
 				switch args[i] {
 				case "normal":
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ func parseStackArgs(argstr string) (stackArgs, error) {
 				case "fromg":
 					r.opts |= api.StacktraceG | api.StacktraceSimple
 				default:
-					return stackArgs{}, fmt.Errorf("expected normal, simple or fromg after -mode")
+					return stackArgs{}, errors.New("expected normal, simple or fromg after -mode")
 				}
 			case "-a":
 				i++
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ func parseStackArgs(argstr string) (stackArgs, error) {
 			default:
 				n, err := strconv.Atoi(args[i])
 				if err != nil {
-					return stackArgs{}, fmt.Errorf("depth must be a number")
+					return stackArgs{}, errors.New("depth must be a number")
 				}
 				r.depth = n
 			}
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ func listCommand(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 
 func (c *Commands) sourceCommand(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("wrong number of arguments: source <filename>")
+		return errors.New("wrong number of arguments: source <filename>")
 	}
 
 	if args == "-" {
@@ -3183,7 +3183,7 @@ func conditionCmd(t *Term, ctx callContext, argstr string) error {
 	args := config.Split2PartsBySpace(argstr)
 
 	if len(args) < 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 
 	hitCondPerG := args[0] == "-per-g-hitcount"
@@ -3198,7 +3198,7 @@ func conditionCmd(t *Term, ctx callContext, argstr string) error {
 
 		args = config.Split2PartsBySpace(args[1])
 		if len(args) < 2 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+			return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 		}
 
 		bp, err := getBreakpointByIDOrName(t, args[0])
@@ -3341,7 +3341,7 @@ func display(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 		args = strings.TrimSpace(args[len(addOption):])
 		fmtstr, args := parseFormatArg(args)
 		if args == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+			return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 		}
 		t.addDisplay(args, fmtstr)
 		t.printDisplay(len(t.displays) - 1)
@@ -3355,14 +3355,14 @@ func display(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 		return t.removeDisplay(n)
 
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("wrong arguments")
+		return errors.New("wrong arguments")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func dump(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	if args == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments")
+		return errors.New("not enough arguments")
 	}
 	dumpState, err := t.client.CoreDumpStart(args)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/config.go b/pkg/terminal/config.go
index 3180f159..096014da 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/config.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/config.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func configureCmd(t *Term, ctx callContext, args string) error {
 	case "-save":
 		return config.SaveConfig(t.conf)
 	case "":
-		return fmt.Errorf("wrong number of arguments to \"config\"")
+		return errors.New("wrong number of arguments to \"config\"")
 	default:
 		err := configureSet(t, args)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func configureSetSubstitutePath(t *Term, rest string) error {
 		}
 		t.conf.SubstitutePath = append(t.conf.SubstitutePath, config.SubstitutePathRule{From: argv[0], To: argv[1]})
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments to \"config substitute-path\"")
+		return errors.New("too many arguments to \"config substitute-path\"")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/starbind/conv.go b/pkg/terminal/starbind/conv.go
index adacc596..96944124 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/starbind/conv.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/starbind/conv.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (v sliceAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v sliceAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v sliceAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (v structAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v structAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v structAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (v structVariableAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v structVariableAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v structVariableAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (v sliceVariableAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v sliceVariableAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v sliceVariableAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func (v ptrVariableAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v ptrVariableAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v ptrVariableAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func (v mapVariableAsStarlarkValue) Freeze() {
 }
 
 func (v mapVariableAsStarlarkValue) Hash() (uint32, error) {
-	return 0, fmt.Errorf("not hashable")
+	return 0, errors.New("not hashable")
 }
 
 func (v mapVariableAsStarlarkValue) String() string {
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go b/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
index a2c5f1ac..46ccac4b 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/starbind/repl.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ package starbind
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ func MakeLoad() func(thread *starlark.Thread, module string) (starlark.StringDic
 		if e == nil {
 			if ok {
 				// request for package whose loading is in progress
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("cycle in load graph")
+				return nil, errors.New("cycle in load graph")
 			}
 
 			// Add a placeholder to indicate "load in progress".
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/starbind/starlark.go b/pkg/terminal/starbind/starlark.go
index 6f66fb8a..32d7fd2d 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/starbind/starlark.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/starbind/starlark.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package starbind
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func New(ctx Context, out EchoWriter) *Env {
 		for i := range args {
 			a, ok := args[i].(starlark.String)
 			if !ok {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("argument of dlv_command is not a string")
+				return nil, errors.New("argument of dlv_command is not a string")
 			}
 			argstrs[i] = string(a)
 		}
@@ -100,11 +101,11 @@ func New(ctx Context, out EchoWriter) *Env {
 
 	env.env[readFileBuiltinName] = starlark.NewBuiltin(readFileBuiltinName, func(thread *starlark.Thread, _ *starlark.Builtin, args starlark.Tuple, kwargs []starlark.Tuple) (starlark.Value, error) {
 		if len(args) != 1 {
-			return nil, decorateError(thread, fmt.Errorf("wrong number of arguments"))
+			return nil, decorateError(thread, errors.New("wrong number of arguments"))
 		}
 		path, ok := args[0].(starlark.String)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, decorateError(thread, fmt.Errorf("argument of read_file was not a string"))
+			return nil, decorateError(thread, errors.New("argument of read_file was not a string"))
 		}
 		buf, err := os.ReadFile(string(path))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -116,11 +117,11 @@ func New(ctx Context, out EchoWriter) *Env {
 
 	env.env[writeFileBuiltinName] = starlark.NewBuiltin(writeFileBuiltinName, func(thread *starlark.Thread, _ *starlark.Builtin, args starlark.Tuple, kwargs []starlark.Tuple) (starlark.Value, error) {
 		if len(args) != 2 {
-			return nil, decorateError(thread, fmt.Errorf("wrong number of arguments"))
+			return nil, decorateError(thread, errors.New("wrong number of arguments"))
 		}
 		path, ok := args[0].(starlark.String)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, decorateError(thread, fmt.Errorf("first argument of write_file was not a string"))
+			return nil, decorateError(thread, errors.New("first argument of write_file was not a string"))
 		}
 		err := os.WriteFile(string(path), []byte(args[1].String()), 0o640)
 		return starlark.None, decorateError(thread, err)
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/terminal.go b/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
index cd28a42f..4ef28492 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/terminal.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package terminal
 //lint:file-ignore ST1005 errors here can be capitalized
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/rpc"
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ func (t *Term) Run() (int, error) {
 				fmt.Fprintln(t.stdout, "exit")
 				return t.handleExit()
 			}
-			return 1, fmt.Errorf("Prompt for input failed.\n")
+			return 1, errors.New("Prompt for input failed.\n")
 		}
 		t.stdout.Echo(t.prompt + cmdstr + "\n")
 
diff --git a/service/dap/config.go b/service/dap/config.go
index a162501e..b569609c 100644
--- a/service/dap/config.go
+++ b/service/dap/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dap
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func configureSetSubstitutePath(args *launchAttachArgs, rest string) error {
 		args.substitutePathServerToClient = append(args.substitutePathServerToClient, [2]string{argv[1], argv[0]})
 
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments to \"config substitutePath\"")
+		return errors.New("too many arguments to \"config substitutePath\"")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ func configureSetShowPprofLabels(args *launchAttachArgs, rest string) error {
 			args.ShowPprofLabels = append(args.ShowPprofLabels, argv[0])
 		}
 	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("too many arguments to \"config showPprofLabels\"")
+		return errors.New("too many arguments to \"config showPprofLabels\"")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/service/dap/server.go b/service/dap/server.go
index 57fa5a29..3b6cdaf1 100644
--- a/service/dap/server.go
+++ b/service/dap/server.go
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ func (s *Session) getPackageDir(pkg string) string {
 // requires holding mu lock. It prepares process exec.Cmd to be started.
 func (s *Session) newNoDebugProcess(program string, targetArgs []string, wd string, redirected bool) (cmd *exec.Cmd, err error) {
 	if s.noDebugProcess != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("another launch request is in progress")
+		return nil, errors.New("another launch request is in progress")
 	}
 
 	cmd = exec.Command(program, targetArgs...)
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ func (s *Session) setBreakpoints(prefix string, totalBps int, metadataFunc func(
 
 		var err error
 		if _, ok := createdBps[want.name]; ok {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("breakpoint already exists")
+			err = errors.New("breakpoint already exists")
 		} else {
 			got.Disabled = false
 			got.Cond = want.condition
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ func (s *Session) setBreakpoints(prefix string, totalBps int, metadataFunc func(
 		wantLoc, err := locFunc(i)
 		if err == nil {
 			if _, ok := createdBps[want.name]; ok {
-				err = fmt.Errorf("breakpoint already exists")
+				err = errors.New("breakpoint already exists")
 			} else {
 				bp := &api.Breakpoint{
 					Name:    want.name,
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ func (s *Session) onSetFunctionBreakpointsRequest(request *dap.SetFunctionBreakp
 		}
 
 		if want.Name[0] == '.' {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("breakpoint names that are relative paths are not supported")
+			return nil, errors.New("breakpoint names that are relative paths are not supported")
 		}
 		// Find the location of the function name. CreateBreakpoint requires the name to include the base
 		// (e.g. main.functionName is supported but not functionName).
@@ -2900,7 +2900,7 @@ func (s *Session) doCall(goid, frame int, expr string) (*api.DebuggerState, []*p
 	// and the user will get an unexpected result or an unexpected symbol error.
 	// We prevent this but disallowing any frames other than topmost.
 	if frame > 0 {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("call is only supported with topmost stack frame")
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("call is only supported with topmost stack frame")
 	}
 	stateBeforeCall, err := s.debugger.State( /*nowait*/ true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -3266,7 +3266,7 @@ func findInstructions(procInstructions []proc.AsmInstruction, addr uint64, instr
 		return procInstructions[i].Loc.PC >= addr
 	})
 	if ref == len(procInstructions) || procInstructions[ref].Loc.PC != addr {
-		return nil, -1, fmt.Errorf("could not find memory reference")
+		return nil, -1, errors.New("could not find memory reference")
 	}
 	// offset is the number of instructions that should appear before the first instruction
 	// returned by findInstructions.
@@ -3945,7 +3945,7 @@ func parseLogPoint(msg string) (bool, *logMessage, error) {
 				if braceCount--; braceCount == 0 {
 					argStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(argSlice))
 					if len(argStr) == 0 {
-						return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("empty evaluation string")
+						return false, nil, errors.New("empty evaluation string")
 					}
 					args = append(args, argStr)
 					formatSlice = append(formatSlice, '%', 's')
@@ -3961,7 +3961,7 @@ func parseLogPoint(msg string) (bool, *logMessage, error) {
 
 		switch r {
 		case '}':
-			return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid log point format, unexpected '}'")
+			return false, nil, errors.New("invalid log point format, unexpected '}'")
 		case '{':
 			if braceCount++; braceCount == 1 {
 				isArg, argSlice = true, []rune{}
@@ -3971,7 +3971,7 @@ func parseLogPoint(msg string) (bool, *logMessage, error) {
 		formatSlice = append(formatSlice, r)
 	}
 	if isArg {
-		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid log point format")
+		return false, nil, errors.New("invalid log point format")
 	}
 	if len(formatSlice) == 0 {
 		return false, nil, nil
diff --git a/service/debugger/debugger.go b/service/debugger/debugger.go
index 8ed76987..a130efa2 100644
--- a/service/debugger/debugger.go
+++ b/service/debugger/debugger.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (d *Debugger) Restart(rerecord bool, pos string, resetArgs bool, newArgs []
 			}
 		default:
 			// We cannot build a process that we didn't start, because we don't know how it was built.
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot rebuild a binary")
+			return nil, errors.New("cannot rebuild a binary")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ func (d *Debugger) CurrentPackage() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	if loc.Fn == nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to determine current package due to unspecified function location")
+		return "", errors.New("unable to determine current package due to unspecified function location")
 	}
 	return loc.Fn.PackageName(), nil
 }
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ func go11DecodeErrorCheck(err error) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("executables built by Go 1.11 or later need Delve built by Go 1.11 or later")
+	return errors.New("executables built by Go 1.11 or later need Delve built by Go 1.11 or later")
 }
 
 const NoDebugWarning string = "debuggee must not be built with 'go run' or -ldflags='-s -w', which strip debug info"
diff --git a/service/rpc2/server.go b/service/rpc2/server.go
index 3d21aeb1..9c92ccad 100644
--- a/service/rpc2/server.go
+++ b/service/rpc2/server.go
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ type ExaminedMemoryOut struct {
 
 func (s *RPCServer) ExamineMemory(arg ExamineMemoryIn, out *ExaminedMemoryOut) error {
 	if arg.Length > 1000 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("len must be less than or equal to 1000")
+		return errors.New("len must be less than or equal to 1000")
 	}
 	Mem, err := s.debugger.ExamineMemory(arg.Address, arg.Length)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/service/rpccommon/server.go b/service/rpccommon/server.go
index f09fe5b3..3cde2777 100644
--- a/service/rpccommon/server.go
+++ b/service/rpccommon/server.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func (s *ServerImpl) Run() error {
 		s.config.APIVersion = 1
 	}
 	if s.config.APIVersion > 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown API version")
+		return errors.New("unknown API version")
 	}
 
 	// Create and start the debugger
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ func (s *RPCServer) SetApiVersion(args api.SetAPIVersionIn, out *api.SetAPIVersi
 		args.APIVersion = 1
 	}
 	if args.APIVersion > 2 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown API version")
+		return errors.New("unknown API version")
 	}
 	s.s.config.APIVersion = args.APIVersion
 	return nil