diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index d34fa5fa7..82215669b 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ linters:
     - noctx            # HTTP requests are passed a Context
     - nolintlint       # bad "nolint" directives
     - predeclared      # no identifiers in Go's list of predeclared identifiers, see <https://go.dev/ref/spec#Predeclared_identifiers>
+    - unparam          # no unused function parameters or return values
 
 linters-settings:
   # see: <https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/#dupword>, <https://github.com/Abirdcfly/dupword>