diff --git a/cmd/podman/root.go b/cmd/podman/root.go
index d4c7e311e4..7685b67c6f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/root.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/root.go
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ func configHook() {
 }
 
 func loggingHook() {
-	var found bool
 	if debug {
 		if logLevel != defaultLogLevel {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Setting --log-level and --debug is not allowed\n")
@@ -453,10 +452,8 @@ func loggingHook() {
 		}
 		logLevel = "debug"
 	}
-	if slices.Contains(common.LogLevels, strings.ToLower(logLevel)) {
-		found = true
-	}
-	if !found {
+
+	if !slices.Contains(common.LogLevels, strings.ToLower(logLevel)) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Log Level %q is not supported, choose from: %s\n", logLevel, strings.Join(common.LogLevels, ", "))
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/container_commit.go b/libpod/container_commit.go
index 00dd694d74..cef7bf4011 100644
--- a/libpod/container_commit.go
+++ b/libpod/container_commit.go
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ func (c *Container) Commit(ctx context.Context, destImage string, options Contai
 		// Only include anonymous named volumes added by the user by
 		// default.
 		for _, v := range c.config.NamedVolumes {
-			include := slices.Contains(c.config.UserVolumes, v.Dest)
-			if include {
+			if slices.Contains(c.config.UserVolumes, v.Dest) {
 				vol, err := c.runtime.GetVolume(v.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("volume %s used in container %s has been removed: %w", v.Name, c.ID(), err)
diff --git a/libpod/plugin/volume_api.go b/libpod/plugin/volume_api.go
index 25639fdb5b..0e6ff91350 100644
--- a/libpod/plugin/volume_api.go
+++ b/libpod/plugin/volume_api.go
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ func validatePlugin(newPlugin *VolumePlugin) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unmarshalling plugin %s activation response: %w", newPlugin.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	foundVolume := slices.Contains(respStruct.Implements, volumePluginType)
-
-	if !foundVolume {
+	if !slices.Contains(respStruct.Implements, volumePluginType) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("plugin %s does not implement volume plugin, instead provides %s: %w", newPlugin.Name, strings.Join(respStruct.Implements, ", "), ErrNotVolumePlugin)
 	}