diff --git a/hack/.staticcheck_failures b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
index 1e170220eaf32..816261ef530ed 100644
--- a/hack/.staticcheck_failures
+++ b/hack/.staticcheck_failures
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 cluster/images/etcd/migrate
-pkg/controller/deployment
 pkg/controller/garbagecollector
 pkg/controller/nodeipam
 pkg/controller/podautoscaler
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
index 926c9dc2b69c7..3a74336d224fa 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) deleteDeployment(obj interface{}) {
 	if !ok {
 		tombstone, ok := obj.(cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 		d, ok = tombstone.Obj.(*apps.Deployment)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Tombstone contained object that is not a Deployment %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("tombstone contained object that is not a Deployment %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) deleteReplicaSet(obj interface{}) {
 	if !ok {
 		tombstone, ok := obj.(cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 		rs, ok = tombstone.Obj.(*apps.ReplicaSet)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Tombstone contained object that is not a ReplicaSet %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("tombstone contained object that is not a ReplicaSet %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) deletePod(obj interface{}) {
 	if !ok {
 		tombstone, ok := obj.(cache.DeletedFinalStateUnknown)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get object from tombstone %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 		pod, ok = tombstone.Obj.(*v1.Pod)
 		if !ok {
-			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Tombstone contained object that is not a pod %#v", obj))
+			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("tombstone contained object that is not a pod %#v", obj))
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) deletePod(obj interface{}) {
 func (dc *DeploymentController) enqueue(deployment *apps.Deployment) {
 	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(deployment)
 	if err != nil {
-		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) enqueue(deployment *apps.Deployment) {
 func (dc *DeploymentController) enqueueRateLimited(deployment *apps.Deployment) {
 	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(deployment)
 	if err != nil {
-		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) enqueueRateLimited(deployment *apps.Deployment)
 func (dc *DeploymentController) enqueueAfter(deployment *apps.Deployment, after time.Duration) {
 	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(deployment)
 	if err != nil {
-		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("couldn't get key for object %#v: %v", deployment, err))
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
index c58ccab411107..3c7e808b24bbf 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) checkPausedConditions(d *apps.Deployment) error
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	d, err = dc.client.AppsV1().Deployments(d.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), d, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	_, err = dc.client.AppsV1().Deployments(d.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), d, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) getNewReplicaSet(d *apps.Deployment, rsList, old
 
 		if needsUpdate {
 			var err error
-			if d, err = dc.client.AppsV1().Deployments(d.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), d, metav1.UpdateOptions{}); err != nil {
+			if _, err = dc.client.AppsV1().Deployments(d.Namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), d, metav1.UpdateOptions{}); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}