diff --git a/api/client/stats.go b/api/client/stats.go
index 317a4fd84a..b2dd36d683 100644
--- a/api/client/stats.go
+++ b/api/client/stats.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) CmdStats(args ...string) error {
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s", strings.Join(errs, ", "))
 	}
-	for _ = range time.Tick(500 * time.Millisecond) {
+	for range time.Tick(500 * time.Millisecond) {
 		printHeader()
 		toRemove := []int{}
 		for i, s := range cStats {
diff --git a/daemon/networkdriver/portmapper/proxy.go b/daemon/networkdriver/portmapper/proxy.go
index 5d0aa0be0d..80b0027c70 100644
--- a/daemon/networkdriver/portmapper/proxy.go
+++ b/daemon/networkdriver/portmapper/proxy.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func handleStopSignals(p proxy.Proxy) {
 	s := make(chan os.Signal, 10)
 	signal.Notify(s, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGSTOP)
 
-	for _ = range s {
+	for range s {
 		p.Close()
 
 		os.Exit(0)
diff --git a/daemon/stats_collector.go b/daemon/stats_collector.go
index 926dd256e4..5677a8634a 100644
--- a/daemon/stats_collector.go
+++ b/daemon/stats_collector.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (s *statsCollector) unsubscribe(c *Container, ch chan interface{}) {
 }
 
 func (s *statsCollector) run() {
-	for _ = range time.Tick(s.interval) {
+	for range time.Tick(s.interval) {
 		for container, publisher := range s.publishers {
 			systemUsage, err := s.getSystemCpuUsage()
 			if err != nil {