diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 531eda4e..55cd76aa 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ linters-settings:
   errcheck:
     # Report about assignment of errors to blank identifier.
     check-blank: true
-    # Report about not checking of errors in type assertions.
-    check-type-assertions: true
+    # Do not report about not checking of errors in type assertions.
+    # This is not as dangerous as skipping error values because an unchecked type assertion just immediately panics.
+    # We disable this because it makes a ton of useless noise esp. in test code.
+    check-type-assertions: false
   forbidigo:
     analyze-types: true # required for pkg:
     forbid: