diff --git a/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
similarity index 60%
rename from go.yml
rename to .github/workflows/go.yml
index 3ab87a9..ff05a81 100644
--- a/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   go:
     uses: openconfig/common-ci/.github/workflows/basic_go.yml@125b6b58286d116b216e45c33cb859f547965d61
+    with:
+      tests-excludes-regex: integration
+      race-tests-excludes-regex: integration
+      coverage-excludes-regex: integration
diff --git a/gnmi/gnmi.go b/gnmi/gnmi.go
index 552c911..3f49051 100644
--- a/gnmi/gnmi.go
+++ b/gnmi/gnmi.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	ompb "go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp/metrics/v1"
 	anypb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotgtelem"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotgtelem/gnmit"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/reflection"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewGNMIExporter(logger *zap.Logger, cfg *Config) (*GNMI, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	gnmiLis, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s", cfg.Addr))
+	gnmiLis, err := net.Listen("tcp", cfg.Addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Exitf("cannot listen on %s, err: %v", cfg.Addr, err)
 	}
diff --git a/gnmi/gnmi_test.go b/gnmi/gnmi_test.go
index 223a447..4ce6f0a 100644
--- a/gnmi/gnmi_test.go
+++ b/gnmi/gnmi_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package gnmi
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -73,7 +74,10 @@ func TestHandleMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			n := &gpb.Notification{}
+			var nMu sync.Mutex
 			updateFn := func(notif *gpb.Notification) error {
+				nMu.Lock()
+				defer nMu.Unlock()
 				n.Update = append(n.Update, notif.Update...)
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -86,6 +90,8 @@ func TestHandleMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			close(g.metricCh)
 
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			nMu.Lock()
+			defer nMu.Unlock()
 			if len(n.Update) != tc.wantCnt {
 				t.Errorf("missing updates: want %d got %d", tc.wantCnt, len(n.Update))
 			}
diff --git a/gnmipath/pather_test.go b/gnmipath/pather_test.go
index c7c90b1..60469a6 100644
--- a/gnmipath/pather_test.go
+++ b/gnmipath/pather_test.go
@@ -101,19 +101,5 @@ func metricName(t *testing.T, ms pmetric.Metrics) string {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	rms := ms.ResourceMetrics()
-	for i := 0; i < rms.Len(); i++ {
-		rm := rms.At(i)
-		ilms := rm.ScopeMetrics()
-		for j := 0; j < ilms.Len(); j++ {
-			ilm := ilms.At(j)
-			ms := ilm.Metrics()
-			for k := 0; k < ms.Len(); k++ {
-				m := ms.At(k)
-				return m.Name()
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	t.Error("metric has no name")
-	return ""
+	return rms.At(0).ScopeMetrics().At(0).Metrics().At(0).Name()
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ea158f3..cdfde5e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ module github.com/openconfig/clio
 go 1.22
 
 require (
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/dockerstatsreceiver v0.102.0
 	github.com/openconfig/gnmi v0.11.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b9b8769..3c9e039 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1521,7 +1521,6 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaS
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.1/go.mod h1:DopwsBzvsk0Fs44TXzsVbJyPhcCPeIwnvohx4u74HPM=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.3/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 h1:yAGX7huGHXlcLOEtBnF4w7FQwA26wojNCwOYAEhLjQM=
diff --git a/integration/docker_stats_e2e/docker_stats_e2e_test.go b/integration/docker_stats_e2e/docker_stats_e2e_test.go
index 39d053b..de1b850 100644
--- a/integration/docker_stats_e2e/docker_stats_e2e_test.go
+++ b/integration/docker_stats_e2e/docker_stats_e2e_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func startCollectorPipeline(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup,
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		if err := col.Run(ctx); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+			t.Errorf("%v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 	return wg, col
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ func validateNotifications(t *testing.T, gotNoti []*gpb.Notification) {
 	for _, n := range gotNoti {
 		for _, u := range n.GetUpdate() {
 			path := elems2path(u.GetPath().GetElem())
-			if _, ok := wantPathSet[path]; ok {
-				delete(wantPathSet, path)
-			}
+			delete(wantPathSet, path)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/integration/oltp_e2e/e2e_test.go b/integration/oltp_e2e/e2e_test.go
index a0d9ca5..5164869 100644
--- a/integration/oltp_e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/integration/oltp_e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func startCollectorPipeline(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup,
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		if err := col.Run(ctx); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+			t.Errorf("%v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 	return wg, col
diff --git a/linter.yml b/linter.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2320d40..0000000
--- a/linter.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Lint Code Base
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches-ignore: [main]
-    # Remove the line above to run when pushing to master
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Lint Code Base
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Lint protobuf
-        uses: plexsystems/protolint-action@v0.7.0
-        with:
-          configDirectory: .github