diff --git a/build/scripts/find-lint.sh b/build/scripts/find-lint.sh
index 4ab5e4de1..af87e14d7 100755
--- a/build/scripts/find-lint.sh
+++ b/build/scripts/find-lint.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ echo "Installing golangci-lint..."
 
 # Make a backup of go.{mod,sum} first
 cp go.mod go.mod.bak && cp go.sum go.sum.bak
-go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.19.1
+go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.41.1
 
 # Run linting
 echo "Looking for lint..."
diff --git a/clientapi/routing/routing.go b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
index c6be8939d..d282306f2 100644
--- a/clientapi/routing/routing.go
+++ b/clientapi/routing/routing.go
@@ -291,10 +291,7 @@ func Setup(
 			return util.ErrorResponse(err)
 		}
 		// If there's a trailing slash, remove it
-		eventType := vars["type"]
-		if strings.HasSuffix(eventType, "/") {
-			eventType = eventType[:len(eventType)-1]
-		}
+		eventType := strings.TrimSuffix(vars["type"], "/")
 		eventFormat := req.URL.Query().Get("format") == "event"
 		return OnIncomingStateTypeRequest(req.Context(), device, rsAPI, vars["roomID"], eventType, "", eventFormat)
 	})).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodOptions)
@@ -315,11 +312,7 @@ func Setup(
 				return util.ErrorResponse(err)
 			}
 			emptyString := ""
-			eventType := vars["eventType"]
-			// If there's a trailing slash, remove it
-			if strings.HasSuffix(eventType, "/") {
-				eventType = eventType[:len(eventType)-1]
-			}
+			eventType := strings.TrimSuffix(vars["eventType"], "/")
 			return SendEvent(req, device, vars["roomID"], eventType, nil, &emptyString, cfg, rsAPI, nil)
 		}),
 	).Methods(http.MethodPut, http.MethodOptions)