diff --git a/gnu/packages/authentication.scm b/gnu/packages/authentication.scm
index c7f7d81973..6e113bc91e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/authentication.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/authentication.scm
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ PSKC (RFC6030) to manage secret key data.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/google/oauth2l"
       #:test-flags
@@ -161,7 +160,9 @@ PSKC (RFC6030) to manage secret key data.")
                      "TestServiceAccountImpersonationFlow/fetch._sso.*"
                      "TestStsFlow/fetch._2lo._sts"
                      "TestStsFlow/fetch._sso._sts")
-               "|"))
+               "|")
+              ;; go 1.24 runs -vet by default, but oauth2l isn't ready
+              "-vet=off")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-before 'check 'pre-check
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 534bf0a083..1b7b848d3f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -25317,9 +25317,9 @@ functions.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/biogo/store"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/biogo/store"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-gopkg-in-check-v1
            go-github-com-kr-pretty))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/containers.scm b/gnu/packages/containers.scm
index 227796b8eb..a9c822845d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/containers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/containers.scm
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ containers highly integrated with the hosts.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:build-flags
       #~(list (string-append "-ldflags=-X main.version=" #$version))
-      #:import-path "github.com/wagoodman/dive"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/wagoodman/dive"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-awesome-gocui-gocui
            go-github-com-awesome-gocui-keybinding
diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index 9977fc581c..4c3d3d208f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -473,11 +473,11 @@ database later.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:build-flags #~(list "-tags" "external_libzstd")
       #:test-flags #~(list "-tags" "external_libzstd"
                            ;; Skip tests requiring git in PATH.
-                           "-skip" "TestLint")
+                           "-skip" "TestLint"
+                           "-vet=off")
       ;; XXX: Maybe run more tests if possible.
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "internal/...")
       #:import-path "github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/education.scm b/gnu/packages/education.scm
index 5a7f3076f3..6e31c6950b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/education.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/education.scm
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ machine, and more.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/exercism/cli/exercism"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/exercism/cli"
@@ -756,7 +755,8 @@ machine, and more.")
                 (mkdir-p (dirname zsh))
                 (with-output-to-file zsh
                   (lambda ()
-                    (invoke exercism "completion" "zsh")))))))))
+                    (invoke exercism "completion" "zsh")))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-blang-semver
            go-github-com-spf13-cobra
diff --git a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
index 1713c4a03a..5814bc6583 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ is corrupted you'll lose the affected file(s) but not the whole back-up.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/google/fscrypt"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:test-flags
@@ -492,7 +491,9 @@ is corrupted you'll lose the affected file(s) but not the whole back-up.")
                             "TestLoadReadOnlyMount"
                             "TestReadWriteMountIsPreferredOverReadOnlyMount"
                             "TestLoadAmbiguousMounts"
-                            "TestRootSubtreeIsPreferred") "|"))
+                            "TestRootSubtreeIsPreferred") "|")
+              ;; Disable go vet in go 1.24+
+              "-vet=off")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-before 'build 'fix-version-detection
@@ -625,7 +626,6 @@ significantly increases the risk of irreversible data loss!")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs"
       #:build-flags
@@ -640,7 +640,9 @@ significantly increases the risk of irreversible data loss!")
                        (list "TestPrepareAtSyscall"
                              "TestPrepareAtSyscallPlaintextnames"
                              "TestGetdents")
-                       "|"))
+                       "|")
+              ;; disable go vet for go 1.24+
+              "-vet=off")
       ;; XXX: Test suit requires a root access to mount, limit to some unit
       ;; tests, figure out how to enable most of the them.
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "internal/...")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
index c73e2f16ee..409c04fa6d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-check.scm
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ test (using testing.TB's @code{TempDir}) and with a few helper methods.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
-        #:go go-1.23
-        #:import-path "github.com/cheekybits/is"))
+        #:import-path "github.com/cheekybits/is"
+        #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
       (home-page "https://github.com/cheekybits/is")
       (synopsis "Mini testing helper for Go")
       (description "A mini testing helper for Go.
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ writing and reading these tests.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/coder/quartz"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/coder/quartz"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/coder/quartz")
     (synopsis "Golang time testing library for writing deterministic unit tests")
     (description
@@ -616,14 +616,14 @@ strings which may be used in mock tests.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-examples
             (lambda* (#:key tests? import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
-                (delete-file-recursively "examples")))))))
+                (delete-file-recursively "examples")))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-kisielk-sqlstruct))
     (home-page "https://github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock")
@@ -1282,10 +1282,10 @@ package, but can be used in other contexts too.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/google/gofuzz"
       ;; Tests fail on 32bit
-      #:tests? (target-64bit?)))
+      #:tests? (target-64bit?)
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/google/gofuzz")
     (synopsis "Fuzz testing library for Go")
     (description
@@ -2023,8 +2023,8 @@ output capturing, mocking, and much more.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/matryer/is"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/matryer/is"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/matryer/is")
     (synopsis "Lightweight testing mini-framework for Golang")
     (description
@@ -2166,9 +2166,9 @@ error messages, preserving the order of @code{have} (actual result) before
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
-      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestIntegration")))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestIntegration"
+                           "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-task-slim-sprig
            go-github-com-nxadm-tail
@@ -2199,12 +2199,12 @@ Gomega matcher library.")
         (base32 "01rmm0lx29bwl973qixx6avwa8m6yc1vkara52cbl0jxxwf1jf3d"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
       #:test-subdirs
       ;; XXX: Most of the tests hang, find out why, keeping bare minimal
       ;; amount.
-      #~(list "dsl/..." "extensions/globals" ".")))
+      #~(list "dsl/..." "extensions/globals" ".")
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-go-uber-org-automaxprocs)) ; for the CLI
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -2245,14 +2245,14 @@ Gomega matcher library.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/onsi/gomega"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-failing-test-files
             (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
-              (delete-file "gexec/build_test.go")))))))
+              (delete-file "gexec/build_test.go")))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-onsi-ginkgo-v2-bootstrap))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -2285,8 +2285,8 @@ framework.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/otiai10/mint"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/otiai10/mint"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/otiai10/mint")
     (synopsis "Minimal assertion for Golang testing framework")
     (description
@@ -2500,8 +2500,8 @@ GIT_TRACE mechanism.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/smarty/assertions"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/smarty/assertions"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/smarty/assertions")
     (synopsis "Fluent assertion-style functions")
     (description
@@ -2529,8 +2529,8 @@ functions and even in applications.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/smarty/gunit"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/smarty/gunit"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/smarty/gunit")
     (synopsis "Golang xUnit-style test fixture test adapter")
     (description
@@ -2849,8 +2849,8 @@ customization
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-testmark"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/warpfork/go-testmark"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-warpfork-go-fsx))
     (home-page "https://github.com/warpfork/go-testmark")
@@ -3586,8 +3586,8 @@ thoroughly
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "sigs.k8s.io/randfill"))
+      #:import-path "sigs.k8s.io/randfill"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://sigs.k8s.io/randfill")
     (synopsis "Fuzz testing for Golang")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
index f60be25954..efbb703207 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-crypto.scm
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ primitives.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/99designs/keyring"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -229,7 +228,8 @@ primitives.")
                              "TestLibSecretGetWhenNotEmpty"
                              "TestLibSecretRemoveWhenEmpty"
                              "TestLibSecretRemoveWhenNotEmpty")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list gnupg go-github-com-stretchr-testify password-store))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ with its management port enabled.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/blanu/Dust"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/blanu/Dust"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-operatorfoundation-ed25519
            go-github-com-op-go-logging
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ described at @url{https://xxhash.com/}.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
-        #:go go-1.23
-        #:import-path "github.com/chmduquesne/rollinghash/"))
+        #:import-path "github.com/chmduquesne/rollinghash/"
+        #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
       (propagated-inputs
        (list go-code-cloudfoundry-org-bytefmt))
       (home-page "https://github.com/chmduquesne/rollinghash")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
index 831af6cc6b..207d9cd694 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-maths.scm
@@ -386,14 +386,16 @@ penalization.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/montanaflynn/stats"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-examples
             (lambda* (#:key tests? import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
-                (delete-file-recursively "examples")))))))
+                (delete-file-recursively "examples")))))
+      #:test-flags
+      ;; disable go vet in go 1.24+
+      #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/montanaflynn/stats")
     (synopsis "Statistics library for Golang")
     (description
@@ -498,7 +500,6 @@ format as binary16.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "gonum.org/v1/gonum"
       #:test-subdirs
       #~(list "."
@@ -521,7 +522,8 @@ format as binary16.")
                      '("spatial/...")
                      '())
               "stat/..."
-              "uniti/...")))
+              "uniti/...")
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-goccmack-gocc
            go-github-com-google-go-cmp
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
index 41e9cb39df..1f1d2250e6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-vcs.scm
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ using the Git pkt-line format used in various Git operations.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/jiangxin/goconfig"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/jiangxin/goconfig"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list git-minimal/pinned
            go-github-com-jiu2015-gotestspace
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
index 8d2a903a1d..e64ff922d0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-web.scm
@@ -506,9 +506,9 @@ Gemini clients and servers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:embed-files #~(list "prelude.graphql")
-      #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~emersion/gqlclient"))
+      #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~emersion/gqlclient"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     ;; For the CLI.
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-dave-jennifer
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ Gemini clients and servers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~rockorager/go-jmap"))
+      #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~rockorager/go-jmap"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list
       go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -968,8 +968,8 @@ particular test phases or milestones have been reached. It is part of the
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-tj-assert
            go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -999,9 +999,9 @@ require encoding and decoding before fanning-out to handlers.")
   (hidden-package
    (package/inherit go-github-com-apex-log
      (arguments
-      (list #:go go-1.23
-            #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"
-            #:test-subdirs #~(list ".")))
+      (list #:import-path "github.com/apex/log"
+            #:test-subdirs #~(list ".")
+            #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
      (propagated-inputs
       (list go-github-com-fatih-color
             go-github-com-pkg-errors)))))
@@ -2507,8 +2507,8 @@ and RFC 5389).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/cenkalti/backoff")
     (synopsis "The exponential backoff algorithm in Go")
     (description
@@ -3758,7 +3758,6 @@ Data Representation (XDR) standard protocol as specified in RFC
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/digitalocean/godo"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -3771,7 +3770,8 @@ Data Representation (XDR) standard protocol as specified in RFC
                              "TestRegistry_DeleteTag"
                              "TestRegistry_ListManifests"
                              "TestRepository_ListTags")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -3880,8 +3880,8 @@ translation (NAT), proxies, sockets, and transport layer security (TLS).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/donovanhide/eventsource"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/donovanhide/eventsource"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/donovanhide/eventsource")
     (synopsis "Server Side Events client and server for Golang")
     (description
@@ -4387,8 +4387,8 @@ for Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/emersion/go-smtp"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/emersion/go-smtp"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-emersion-go-sasl))
     (home-page "https://github.com/emersion/go-smtp")
@@ -4597,8 +4597,8 @@ Files.com from applications written in Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/flosch/pongo2/v6"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-gopkg-in-check-v1))
     (home-page "https://github.com/flosch/pongo2")
@@ -4964,8 +4964,8 @@ supports middleware, routing groups, and URL parameters.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/go-chi/chi")
     (synopsis "Composable router for HTTP services written in Go")
     (description
@@ -5060,8 +5060,8 @@ Signature headers are to be set (but not both).")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-google-go-cmp
            go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -5207,8 +5207,8 @@ about the content.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/errors"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/errors"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (home-page "https://github.com/go-openapi/errors")
@@ -5324,9 +5324,9 @@ Supports JSON and YAML documents.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:embed-files #~(list "jsonschema-draft-04\\.json" "schema\\.json")
-      #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/runtime"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/runtime"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -5461,7 +5461,6 @@ projects.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:embed-files #~(list "jsonschema-draft-04\\.json" "schema\\.json")
       #:import-path "github.com/go-openapi/validate"
       #:phases
@@ -5473,7 +5472,8 @@ projects.")
                 (for-each delete-file
                           (list "benchmark_test.go"
                                 "example_validator_test.go"
-                                "doc_test.go"))))))))
+                                "doc_test.go"))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -5721,8 +5721,8 @@ from CloudFlare's github.com/cloudflare/cfssl/revoke.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/gobwas/httphead"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/gobwas/httphead"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gobwas/httphead")
     (synopsis "Tiny HTTP header value parsing library in Golang")
     (description
@@ -5776,8 +5776,8 @@ protocol as specified in @url{https://rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455.html, RFC
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/goccy/go-json"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/goccy/go-json"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/goccy/go-json")
     (synopsis "JSON encoder/decoder in Go")
     (description
@@ -5870,7 +5870,6 @@ APIs.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/gogo/protobuf"
       ;; protoc: exec: "protoc-min-version": executable file not found in $PATH
@@ -5886,7 +5885,8 @@ APIs.")
                      "TestRepeatedEmbed"
                      "TestStdTypesGoString"
                      "TestTakesTooLongToDebug")
-               "|"))))
+               "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/gogo/protobuf")
     (synopsis "Protocol Buffers for Go with Gadgets")
     (description "Gogoprotobuf is a fork of golang/protobuf with extra code
@@ -6261,8 +6261,8 @@ iptables successor).  It does not rely on libnftnl wrappers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/google/safehtml"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/google/safehtml"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-text))
     (home-page "https://github.com/google/safehtml")
@@ -7616,9 +7616,9 @@ authenticated identities and their attributes.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8"
-      #:unpack-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5"))
+      #:unpack-path "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -7749,8 +7749,8 @@ about missing required fields, or when pattern validation does not match.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-test-deep
            go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -7801,8 +7801,8 @@ geared towards parsing MIME encoded emails.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/jlaffaye/ftp"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/jlaffaye/ftp"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -7830,8 +7830,8 @@ described in @url{https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc959,RFC 959}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew
            go-github-com-pmezard-go-difflib
@@ -7908,7 +7908,6 @@ controlled.  It is based on netlink messages.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/json-iterator/go"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -7916,7 +7915,8 @@ controlled.  It is based on netlink messages.")
                              "Test_marshal/.57._/string"
                              "Test_string_encode_with_std_without_html_escape"
                              "Test_symmetric/map.test.stringKeyType.string")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew
            go-github-com-google-gofuzz
@@ -8225,9 +8225,9 @@ protocol in Go language.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/labbsr0x/goh"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/labbsr0x/goh"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-cmd-cmd
            go-github-com-go-errors-errors
@@ -9239,8 +9239,8 @@ fixed.")
            go-golang-org-x-text))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/go-gemini"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/go-gemini"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/makew0rld/go-gemini")
     (synopsis "Client/server library for the Gemini protocol, in Go")
     (description
@@ -11103,7 +11103,6 @@ Border Gateway Protocol}} implementation.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
       #:import-path "github.com/ovn-kubernetes/libovsdb"
       #:test-flags
@@ -11133,7 +11132,8 @@ Border Gateway Protocol}} implementation.")
                                   "TestWaitOpNotEquals"
                                   "Test_merge")
                                #~()))
-                       "|"))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-examples
@@ -11190,9 +11190,9 @@ also be used to manage your stamp collection.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/pascaldekloe/goe"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/pascaldekloe/goe"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pascaldekloe/goe")
     (synopsis "Enterprise tooling for Golang")
     (description
@@ -11244,8 +11244,8 @@ API.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-go-test-deep))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -11800,8 +11800,8 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -11835,8 +11835,8 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
         (base32 "0zli55ls5izpr6cw0wj0gy44872xn9rk20i8ay9cfk7j2rb60y60"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v2"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v2"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-dtls-v2
            go-github-com-pion-logging
@@ -11860,8 +11860,8 @@ Protocol,SCTP} as specified in
         (base32 "0yavl76y0fida9f1jfdmzdg7rm5jhp6kvdgn3smsf93jad1vbr2x"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v3"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/pion/stun/v3"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pion-dtls-v3
            go-github-com-pion-logging
@@ -12813,7 +12813,6 @@ RFC 1014) in Go.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
       #:test-flags
       ;; Arbitrary precision tests are known to be broken on aarch64, ppc64le
@@ -12825,7 +12824,8 @@ RFC 1014) in Go.")
                                       "TestUniformSampleSnapshot"
                                       "TestUniformSampleStatistics")
                                 "|"))
-                     '()))))
+                     '())
+              "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stathat-go))
     (home-page "https://github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics")
@@ -13820,7 +13820,6 @@ REST APIs.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/swaggo/swag"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/swaggo/swag"
       #:embed-files
@@ -13834,7 +13833,8 @@ REST APIs.")
          "schema\\.json")
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-append "TestParseGoList/enableGOMODULE"
-                                     "|TestParseDescriptionMarkdown"))
+                                     "|TestParseDescriptionMarkdown")
+              "-vet=off")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-examples
@@ -14436,8 +14436,8 @@ files to XML generation (for example, @code{gin.Context} or
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/urfave/negroni")
     (synopsis "Idiomatic HTTP Middleware for Golang")
     (description
@@ -14462,8 +14462,8 @@ tiny,non-intrusive, and encourages use of @code{net/http} Handlers.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni/v3"))))
+      #:import-path "github.com/urfave/negroni/v3"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-valyala-fasthttp
   (package
@@ -15032,11 +15032,11 @@ programming language.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       ;; validation of time strings.  only RFC3339 not all of ISO 8601 are
       ;; valid.  expects: false, given true Schema: {"format":"time"} Data:
       ;; "01:01:01,1111"
-      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestFormats")
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestFormats"
+                           "-vet=off")
       #:import-path "github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema"))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -17386,7 +17386,6 @@ the code or routes.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "maunium.net/go/mautrix"
       #:embed-files
       #~(list
@@ -17410,7 +17409,8 @@ the code or routes.")
                            "TestResolveServerName/RM_Step_4"
                            "TestResolveServerName/RM_Step_4_MSC4040"
                            "TestResolveServerName/maunium")
-                     "|"))))
+                     "|")
+            "-vet=off")))
     ;; XXX: The final application needs a "libolm" package.
     (native-inputs
      (list olm))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
index 34c74f4a6a..fd000a0574 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-xyz.scm
@@ -6370,7 +6370,6 @@ structs in the Go programming language.")
     (arguments
      (list
       ;; See <https://github.com/d5/tengo/issues/466>.
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/d5/tengo/v2"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -6379,7 +6378,8 @@ structs in the Go programming language.")
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
                 (let* ((data (string-append #$output:doc "/share"))
                        (doc (string-append data "/doc/" #$name "-" #$version)))
-                  (copy-recursively "docs/" doc))))))))
+                  (copy-recursively "docs/" doc))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/d5/tengo")
     (synopsis "Script language for Go")
     (description
@@ -10010,7 +10010,6 @@ size.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/godbus/dbus"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -10022,7 +10021,9 @@ size.")
                           "go" "test" "./..."
                           ;; Disable tests which require a system D-Bus
                           ;; instance.
-                          "-skip" "TestSystemBus|TestConnectSystemBus"))))))))
+                          "-skip" "TestSystemBus|TestConnectSystemBus"
+                          ;; Disable go vet
+                          "-vet=off"))))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list dbus)) ;dbus-launch
     (home-page "https://github.com/godbus/dbus/")
@@ -11494,7 +11495,6 @@ expressing configuration which is easy for both humans and machines to read.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -11502,7 +11502,8 @@ expressing configuration which is easy for both humans and machines to read.")
                (list "TestExpressionParseAndValue/.*unk.*"
                      "TestFunctionCallExprValue/valid_call_with_unknown_arg.*"
                      "TestFunctionCallExprValue/valid_call_with_dynamic_arg")
-               "|"))))
+               "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew
            go-github-com-go-test-deep
@@ -12027,12 +12028,12 @@ better way of handling YAML when marshaling to and from structs.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/itchyny/go-flags"
       ;; Test is time dependent and not reproducible.
       ;; -.TH TestMan 1 "1 January 1970"
       ;;  +.TH TestMan 1 "26 June 2025"
-      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestMan")))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestMan"
+                           "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-sys))
     (home-page "https://github.com/itchyny/go-flags")
@@ -12971,9 +12972,9 @@ Golang.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pkg-profile ; for the CLI
            go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
@@ -13031,9 +13032,9 @@ hierarchies of @code{map[string]interface{}} objects provided by the
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/jessevdk/go-flags"
-      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestCompletion|TestParserCompletion")))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestCompletion|TestParserCompletion"
+                           "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs
      (list go-golang-org-x-sys))
     (home-page "https://github.com/jessevdk/go-flags")
@@ -16238,7 +16239,6 @@ string.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/mattn/go-shellwords"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -16246,7 +16246,8 @@ string.")
             (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (substitute* (string-append
                             "src/" import-path "/util_posix.go")
-                (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))))))
+                (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/mattn/go-shellwords")
     (synopsis "Parse lines into shell words")
     (description "This package parses text into shell arguments.  Based on
@@ -17193,14 +17194,14 @@ https://github.com/syndtr/gocapability.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/moby/sys/mountinfo"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/moby/sys"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
                        (list "TestMountedBy/not_mounted_socket"
                              "TestMountedBy/socket_bind-mounted_to_itself")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (propagated-inputs (list go-golang-org-x-sys))
     (home-page "https://github.com/moby/sys")
     (synopsis "Retrieve information about OS mounts")
@@ -18454,9 +18455,9 @@ pretty printed rendering in Golang.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:skip-build? #t
-      #:import-path "github.com/nlpodyssey/spago"))
+      #:import-path "github.com/nlpodyssey/spago"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -20132,7 +20133,6 @@ on top of the standard library @code{flag} package.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pingcap/errors"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
@@ -20147,7 +20147,8 @@ on top of the standard library @code{flag} package.")
                              "TestFrameLine"
                              "TestStackTrace"
                              "TestStackTraceFormat")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-pkg-errors))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pingcap/errors")
@@ -20290,9 +20291,9 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes}.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/difflib"
-      #:unpack-path "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/"))
+      #:unpack-path "github.com/pmezard/go-difflib/"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pmezard/go-difflib")
     (synopsis "Go diff implementation")
     (description
@@ -21064,8 +21065,8 @@ logging.")
         (base32 "0d1rg1drrfmabilqjjayklsz5d0n3hkf979sr3wsrw92bfbkivs7"))))
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
-      #:import-path "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"))))
+      #:import-path "github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2"
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))))
 
 (define-public go-github-com-rvflash-elapsed
   (package
@@ -26835,7 +26836,6 @@ written in YAML or JSON.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -26852,7 +26852,8 @@ written in YAML or JSON.")
                      "TestTimeCodec"
                      "TestTopologyConstructionLogging"
                      "TestURIOptionsSpec")
-               "|"))
+               "|")
+              "-vet=off")
       #:test-subdirs
       #~(list "bson/..." "event/..." "internal/..." "tag/..." "x/...")
       #:phases
@@ -27320,7 +27321,6 @@ organization}.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
-        #:go go-1.23
         #:skip-build? #t
         #:import-path "go4.org"
         #:test-subdirs
@@ -27356,7 +27356,8 @@ organization}.")
               (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
                 (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
                   (for-each delete-file
-                            (find-files "." "example.*_test\\.go$"))))))))
+                            (find-files "." "example.*_test\\.go$"))))))
+        #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
       (propagated-inputs
        (list ;; go-cloud-google-com-go
              ;; go-cloud-google-com-go-storage
@@ -28236,7 +28237,6 @@ split out here for ease of reuse and maintainability.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "k8s.io/klog/v2"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip"
@@ -28246,7 +28246,8 @@ split out here for ease of reuse and maintainability.")
                      "TestDestinationsWithDifferentFlags/with_log_dir_only"
                      "TestDestinationsWithDifferentFlags/with_log_dir_only_and_one_output"
                      "TestDestinationsWithDifferentFlags/with_log_file_and_log_dir")
-               "|"))
+               "|")
+              "-vet=off")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
           (add-after 'unpack 'remove-examples
@@ -29462,14 +29463,14 @@ libraries.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml"
       #:unpack-path "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize"
       #:test-flags
       #~(list "-skip" (string-join
                        (list "TestCommandResultsChecker_UpdateExpectedFromActual"
                              "TestProcessorResultsChecker_UpdateExpectedFromActual")
-                       "|"))))
+                       "|")
+              "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-stretchr-testify
            go-github-com-davecgh-go-spew))
@@ -29787,9 +29788,9 @@ helpful utility functions, and makes testing fairly easy.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "zgo.at/zstd"
-      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestExists/4")))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-skip" "TestExists/4"
+                           "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/arp242/zstd")
     (synopsis "Extensions to Go's standard library")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/irc.scm b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
index 78390c1dce..2c22001904 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/irc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ seen, tell, and what.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "codeberg.org/emersion/soju"
       #:phases
@@ -1265,7 +1264,8 @@ seen, tell, and what.")
             (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
                 (setenv "PREFIX" #$output)
-                (invoke "make" "install")))))))
+                (invoke "make" "install")))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-codeberg-org-emersion-go-scfg
            go-git-sr-ht-emersion-go-sqlite3-fts5
diff --git a/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm b/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
index 2f77f23d65..b8fb0e467c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/password-utils.scm
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/99designs/aws-vault"
       #:build-flags
@@ -187,7 +186,8 @@
           ;; denied.
           (add-before 'check 'set-home
             (lambda _
-              (setenv "HOME" "/tmp"))))))
+              (setenv "HOME" "/tmp"))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-99designs-keyring
            go-github-com-alecthomas-kingpin-v2
diff --git a/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm b/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
index 17ee361da6..0a7865cb10 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/text-editors.scm
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ extensions over the standard utility.")
       (build-system go-build-system)
       (arguments
        (list
-        #:go go-1.23
         #:install-source? #f
         #:import-path "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/cmd/micro"
         #:unpack-path "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2"
@@ -208,7 +207,8 @@ extensions over the standard utility.")
             (add-before 'build 'go-generate
               (lambda _
                 (invoke "go" "generate" "-v" "-x"
-                        "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/runtime"))))))
+                        "github.com/zyedidia/micro/v2/runtime"))))
+        #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
       (inputs (list go-github-com-blang-semver
                     go-github-com-dustin-go-humanize
                     go-github-com-go-errors-errors
diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 98196bec3a..aff990292d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -4704,7 +4704,6 @@ developer workflow, and project and release management.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "git.sr.ht/~xenrox/hut"
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -4718,7 +4717,8 @@ developer workflow, and project and release management.")
             (lambda* (#:key import-path #:allow-other-keys)
               (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
                 (invoke "make" "install"
-                        (string-append "PREFIX=" #$output))))))))
+                        (string-append "PREFIX=" #$output))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list scdoc))
     (inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index 054c03215c..2ee75b95a7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -3516,7 +3516,6 @@ playlists.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:install-source? #f
       #:import-path "github.com/Kethsar/ytarchive"
       #:embed-files #~(list "children" "nodes" "text")
@@ -3527,7 +3526,8 @@ playlists.")
               (wrap-program (string-append #$output "/bin/ytarchive")
                 `("PATH" ":" prefix
                   (,(string-append #$(this-package-input "ffmpeg")
-                                   "/bin/ffmpeg")))))))))
+                                   "/bin/ffmpeg")))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-alessio-shellescape
            go-github-com-dannav-hhmmss
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
index a867e9fc9b..f4066f7d85 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web-browsers.scm
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ history, and page outlines.")
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:go go-1.23
       #:import-path "tildegit.org/sloum/bombadillo"
       #:install-source? #f
       #:phases
@@ -812,7 +811,8 @@ history, and page outlines.")
                 (with-directory-excursion builddir
                   (install-file "bombadillo.desktop" appdir)
                   (install-file "bombadillo.1" mandir)
-                  (install-file "bombadillo-icon.png" pixdir))))))))
+                  (install-file "bombadillo-icon.png" pixdir))))))
+      #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (home-page "https://bombadillo.colorfield.space")
     (synopsis "Terminal browser for the gopher, gemini, and finger protocols")
     (description "Bombadillo is a non-web browser for the terminal with
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index 65d80a58f3..50f6588f52 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ project)
                    (delete-file-recursively "vendor")))))
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
-     (list #:go go-1.23
+     (list 
            #:import-path "github.com/adnanh/webhook"
            #:phases
            #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
@@ -1583,7 +1583,8 @@ project)
                      (("/bin/echo")
                       (search-input-file inputs "bin/echo"))
                      (("/bin/sh")
-                      (search-input-file inputs "bin/sh"))))))))
+                      (search-input-file inputs "bin/sh"))))))
+           #:test-flags #~(list "-vet=off")))
     (native-inputs
      (list go-github-com-clbanning-mxj-v2
            go-github-com-coreos-go-systemd-v22