diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4f413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+run:
+  # timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m, default is 1m
+  deadline: 90s
+
+linters-settings:
+  gocyclo:
+    # minimal code complexity to report, 30 by default (but we recommend 10-20)
+    min-complexity: 25
+  depguard:
+    list-type: blacklist
+    packages:
+      - golang.org/x/net/context
+      - github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto
+
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - deadcode
+    - depguard
+    - gocyclo
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - megacheck
+    - misspell
+    - revive
+    - varcheck
+
+issues:
+  # Don't turn off any checks by default. We can do this explicitly if needed.
+  exclude-use-default: false
diff --git a/proof/verify_test.go b/proof/verify_test.go
index 027a97a..d62931b 100644
--- a/proof/verify_test.go
+++ b/proof/verify_test.go
@@ -403,10 +403,3 @@ func dh(h string, expLen int) []byte {
 	}
 	return r
 }
-
-func shortHash(hash []byte) string {
-	if len(hash) == 0 {
-		return "<empty>"
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%x...", hash[:4])
-}