diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index 0af520b5d..83b91f7f8 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transa
 	// Get the last block
 	block, err := b.blockByHash(ctx, b.pendingBlock.ParentHash())
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not fetch parent")
+		return errors.New("could not fetch parent")
 	}
 	// Check transaction validity
 	signer := types.MakeSigner(b.blockchain.Config(), block.Number(), block.Time())
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) AdjustTime(adjustment time.Duration) error {
 	// Get the last block
 	block := b.blockchain.GetBlockByHash(b.pendingBlock.ParentHash())
 	if block == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not find parent")
+		return errors.New("could not find parent")
 	}
 
 	blocks, _ := core.GenerateChain(b.config, block, ethash.NewFaker(), b.database, 1, func(number int, block *core.BlockGen) {
diff --git a/accounts/abi/reflect.go b/accounts/abi/reflect.go
index 1f84b111a..48d2ef41e 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/reflect.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/reflect.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func mapArgNamesToStructFields(argNames []string, value reflect.Value) (map[stri
 		structFieldName := ToCamelCase(argName)
 
 		if structFieldName == "" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("abi: purely underscored output cannot unpack to struct")
+			return nil, errors.New("abi: purely underscored output cannot unpack to struct")
 		}
 
 		// this abi has already been paired, skip it... unless there exists another, yet unassigned
diff --git a/accounts/abi/selector_parser.go b/accounts/abi/selector_parser.go
index d5472e374..b8ddd7d65 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/selector_parser.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/selector_parser.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package abi
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func isIdentifierSymbol(c byte) bool {
 
 func parseToken(unescapedSelector string, isIdent bool) (string, string, error) {
 	if len(unescapedSelector) == 0 {
-		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("empty token")
+		return "", "", errors.New("empty token")
 	}
 	firstChar := unescapedSelector[0]
 	position := 1
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func parseCompositeType(unescapedSelector string) ([]interface{}, string, error)
 
 func parseType(unescapedSelector string) (interface{}, string, error) {
 	if len(unescapedSelector) == 0 {
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("empty type")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("empty type")
 	}
 	if unescapedSelector[0] == '(' {
 		return parseCompositeType(unescapedSelector)
diff --git a/accounts/abi/type.go b/accounts/abi/type.go
index 7f74907a8..3c05d774a 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/type.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/type.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ var (
 func NewType(t string, internalType string, components []ArgumentMarshaling) (typ Type, err error) {
 	// check that array brackets are equal if they exist
 	if strings.Count(t, "[") != strings.Count(t, "]") {
-		return Type{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid arg type in abi")
+		return Type{}, errors.New("invalid arg type in abi")
 	}
 	typ.stringKind = t
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func NewType(t string, internalType string, components []ArgumentMarshaling) (ty
 			}
 			typ.stringKind = embeddedType.stringKind + sliced
 		} else {
-			return Type{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid formatting of array type")
+			return Type{}, errors.New("invalid formatting of array type")
 		}
 		return typ, err
 	}
diff --git a/accounts/abi/unpack.go b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
index 1e778a6ff..68451483c 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/unpack.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/unpack.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package abi
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func readBool(word []byte) (bool, error) {
 // readFunctionType enforces that standard by always presenting it as a 24-array (address + sig = 24 bytes)
 func readFunctionType(t Type, word []byte) (funcTy [24]byte, err error) {
 	if t.T != FunctionTy {
-		return [24]byte{}, fmt.Errorf("abi: invalid type in call to make function type byte array")
+		return [24]byte{}, errors.New("abi: invalid type in call to make function type byte array")
 	}
 	if garbage := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(word[24:32]); garbage != 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("abi: got improperly encoded function type, got %v", word)
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func readFunctionType(t Type, word []byte) (funcTy [24]byte, err error) {
 // ReadFixedBytes uses reflection to create a fixed array to be read from.
 func ReadFixedBytes(t Type, word []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 	if t.T != FixedBytesTy {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("abi: invalid type in call to make fixed byte array")
+		return nil, errors.New("abi: invalid type in call to make fixed byte array")
 	}
 	// convert
 	array := reflect.New(t.GetType()).Elem()
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func forEachUnpack(t Type, output []byte, start, size int) (interface{}, error)
 		// declare our array
 		refSlice = reflect.New(t.GetType()).Elem()
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("abi: invalid type in array/slice unpacking stage")
+		return nil, errors.New("abi: invalid type in array/slice unpacking stage")
 	}
 
 	// Arrays have packed elements, resulting in longer unpack steps.
diff --git a/accounts/external/backend.go b/accounts/external/backend.go
index d403b7e56..6f1581f9b 100644
--- a/accounts/external/backend.go
+++ b/accounts/external/backend.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package external
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ func (api *ExternalSigner) Status() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) Open(passphrase string) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("operation not supported on external signers")
+	return errors.New("operation not supported on external signers")
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) Close() error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("operation not supported on external signers")
+	return errors.New("operation not supported on external signers")
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) Accounts() []accounts.Account {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func (api *ExternalSigner) Contains(account accounts.Account) bool {
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) Derive(path accounts.DerivationPath, pin bool) (accounts.Account, error) {
-	return accounts.Account{}, fmt.Errorf("operation not supported on external signers")
+	return accounts.Account{}, errors.New("operation not supported on external signers")
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) SelfDerive(bases []accounts.DerivationPath, chain ethereum.ChainStateReader) {
@@ -242,14 +243,14 @@ func (api *ExternalSigner) SignTx(account accounts.Account, tx *types.Transactio
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) SignTextWithPassphrase(account accounts.Account, passphrase string, text []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("password-operations not supported on external signers")
+	return []byte{}, errors.New("password-operations not supported on external signers")
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) SignTxWithPassphrase(account accounts.Account, passphrase string, tx *types.Transaction, chainID *big.Int) (*types.Transaction, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("password-operations not supported on external signers")
+	return nil, errors.New("password-operations not supported on external signers")
 }
 func (api *ExternalSigner) SignDataWithPassphrase(account accounts.Account, passphrase, mimeType string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("password-operations not supported on external signers")
+	return nil, errors.New("password-operations not supported on external signers")
 }
 
 func (api *ExternalSigner) listAccounts() ([]common.Address, error) {
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
index aa71c1201..7605d0fbf 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package keystore
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func waitForAccounts(wantAccounts []accounts.Account, ks *KeyStore) error {
 			select {
 			case <-ks.changes:
 			default:
-				return fmt.Errorf("wasn't notified of new accounts")
+				return errors.New("wasn't notified of new accounts")
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/accounts/scwallet/securechannel.go b/accounts/scwallet/securechannel.go
index b1b533eb7..bbd8b2264 100644
--- a/accounts/scwallet/securechannel.go
+++ b/accounts/scwallet/securechannel.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/sha512"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (s *SecureChannelSession) Pair(pairingPassword []byte) error {
 // Unpair disestablishes an existing pairing.
 func (s *SecureChannelSession) Unpair() error {
 	if s.PairingKey == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot unpair: not paired")
+		return errors.New("cannot unpair: not paired")
 	}
 
 	_, err := s.transmitEncrypted(claSCWallet, insUnpair, s.PairingIndex, 0, []byte{})
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func (s *SecureChannelSession) Unpair() error {
 // Open initializes the secure channel.
 func (s *SecureChannelSession) Open() error {
 	if s.iv != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("session already opened")
+		return errors.New("session already opened")
 	}
 
 	response, err := s.open()
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (s *SecureChannelSession) pair(p1 uint8, data []byte) (*responseAPDU, error
 // transmitEncrypted sends an encrypted message, and decrypts and returns the response.
 func (s *SecureChannelSession) transmitEncrypted(cla, ins, p1, p2 byte, data []byte) (*responseAPDU, error) {
 	if s.iv == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("channel not open")
+		return nil, errors.New("channel not open")
 	}
 
 	data, err := s.encryptAPDU(data)
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ func (s *SecureChannelSession) transmitEncrypted(cla, ins, p1, p2 byte, data []b
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if !bytes.Equal(s.iv, rmac) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid MAC in response")
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid MAC in response")
 	}
 
 	rapdu := &responseAPDU{}
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ func unpad(data []byte, terminator byte) ([]byte, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected end of padding, got %d", data[len(data)-i])
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected end of padding, got 0")
+	return nil, errors.New("expected end of padding, got 0")
 }
 
 // updateIV is an internal method that updates the initialization vector after
diff --git a/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go b/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
index 6a40e28ae..067bda83f 100644
--- a/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/accounts/scwallet/wallet.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (w *Wallet) release() error {
 // with the wallet.
 func (w *Wallet) pair(puk []byte) error {
 	if w.session.paired() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("wallet already paired")
+		return errors.New("wallet already paired")
 	}
 	pairing, err := w.session.pair(puk)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func (s *Session) pair(secret []byte) (smartcardPairing, error) {
 // unpair deletes an existing pairing.
 func (s *Session) unpair() error {
 	if !s.verified {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unpair requires that the PIN be verified")
+		return errors.New("unpair requires that the PIN be verified")
 	}
 	return s.Channel.Unpair()
 }
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ func (s *Session) initialize(seed []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if status == "Online" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("card is already initialized, cowardly refusing to proceed")
+		return errors.New("card is already initialized, cowardly refusing to proceed")
 	}
 
 	s.Wallet.lock.Lock()