diff --git a/go/cmd/vtbackup/vtbackup.go b/go/cmd/vtbackup/vtbackup.go
index 0abdab9522a..ee478431152 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtbackup/vtbackup.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtbackup/vtbackup.go
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	backupTimestampFormat = "2006-01-02.150405"
-	manifestFileName      = "MANIFEST"
 
 	// operationTimeout is the timeout for individual operations like fetching
 	// the master position. This does not impose an overall timeout on
diff --git a/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go b/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
index 6774918733d..e2bd64169b9 100644
--- a/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
+++ b/go/vt/mysqlctl/replication.go
@@ -288,10 +288,8 @@ const (
 	//lint:ignore U1000 needed for correct indexing of result columns
 	colConnectionID = iota
 	//lint:ignore U1000 needed for correct indexing of result columns
-	colUsername
 	colClientAddr
 	//lint:ignore U1000 needed for correct indexing of result columns
-	colDbName
 	colCommand
 )