diff --git a/cmd/nodeproblemdetector/node_problem_detector_test.go b/cmd/nodeproblemdetector/node_problem_detector_test.go
index 5ad551a46..ebb92bfc0 100644
--- a/cmd/nodeproblemdetector/node_problem_detector_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nodeproblemdetector/node_problem_detector_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !disable_system_log_monitor
 // +build !disable_system_log_monitor
 
 /*
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ func TestNPDMain(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func writeTempFile(t *testing.T, ext string, contents string) (string, error) {
-	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "*."+ext)
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "*."+ext)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot create temp file, %v", err)
 	}
 
 	fileName := f.Name()
 
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(fileName, []byte(contents), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fileName, []byte(contents), 0644); err != nil {
 		os.Remove(fileName)
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot write config to temp file %s, %v", fileName, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
index 6d95d685f..4863714d1 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/custom_plugin_monitor.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package custompluginmonitor
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func NewCustomPluginMonitorOrDie(configPath string) types.Monitor {
 		configPath: configPath,
 		tomb:       tomb.NewTomb(),
 	}
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to read configuration file %q: %v", configPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/plugin/plugin.go
index 69b382cb6..5a77ab7fe 100644
--- a/pkg/custompluginmonitor/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/custompluginmonitor/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -132,12 +131,12 @@ func (p *Plugin) runRules() {
 // readFromReader reads the maxBytes from the reader and drains the rest.
 func readFromReader(reader io.ReadCloser, maxBytes int64) ([]byte, error) {
 	limitReader := io.LimitReader(reader, maxBytes)
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(limitReader)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(limitReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return []byte{}, err
 	}
 	// Drain the reader
-	if _, err := io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, reader); err != nil {
+	if _, err := io.Copy(io.Discard, reader); err != nil {
 		return []byte{}, err
 	}
 	return data, nil
diff --git a/pkg/exporters/k8sexporter/problemclient/configs.go b/pkg/exporters/k8sexporter/problemclient/configs.go
index 8e2888623..11f2c49cb 100644
--- a/pkg/exporters/k8sexporter/problemclient/configs.go
+++ b/pkg/exporters/k8sexporter/problemclient/configs.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ package problemclient
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func getKubeClientConfig(uri *url.URL) (*kube_rest.Config, error) {
 
 	if useServiceAccount {
 		// If a readable service account token exists, then use it
-		if contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(defaultServiceAccountFile); err == nil {
+		if contents, err := os.ReadFile(defaultServiceAccountFile); err == nil {
 			kubeConfig.BearerToken = string(contents)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go b/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
index f14eb0b94..0bf2ff8e6 100644
--- a/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
+++ b/pkg/exporters/stackdriver/stackdriver_exporter.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package stackdriverexporter
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func NewExporterOrDie(clo types.CommandLineOptions) types.Exporter {
 	se := stackdriverExporter{}
 
 	// Apply configurations.
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(options.configPath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(options.configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to read configuration file %q: %v", options.configPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/log_monitor.go b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/log_monitor.go
index 5528a22ab..789a45cc7 100644
--- a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/log_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/log_monitor.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package systemlogmonitor
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewLogMonitorOrDie(configPath string) types.Monitor {
 		tomb:       tomb.NewTomb(),
 	}
 
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to read configuration file %q: %v", configPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/filelog/log_watcher_test.go b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/filelog/log_watcher_test.go
index 76843bb3e..93c758d12 100644
--- a/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/filelog/log_watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/filelog/log_watcher_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package filelog
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ Jan  2 03:04:05 kernel: [2.000000] 3
 	}
 	for c, test := range testCases {
 		t.Logf("TestCase #%d: %#v", c+1, test)
-		f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "log_watcher_test")
+		f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "log_watcher_test")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		defer func() {
 			f.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/net_collector_test.go b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/net_collector_test.go
index 1647e7538..f66c04806 100644
--- a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/net_collector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/net_collector_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package systemstatsmonitor
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
@@ -48,12 +47,8 @@ func newFakeInt64Metric(metricID metrics.MetricID, viewName string, description
 // testCollectAux is a test auxiliary function used for testing netCollector.Collect
 func testCollectAux(t *testing.T, name string, excludeInterfaceRegexp ssmtypes.NetStatsInterfaceRegexp, validate func(*testing.T, *netCollector)) {
 	// mkdir /tmp/proc-X
-	procDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "proc-")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp proc directory: %v", err)
-	}
-	// rm -r /tmp/proc-X
-	defer os.RemoveAll(procDir)
+	procDir := t.TempDir()
+
 	// mkdir -C /tmp/proc-X/net
 	procNetDir := path.Join(procDir, "net")
 	if err := os.Mkdir(procNetDir, 0777); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/osfeature_collector.go b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/osfeature_collector.go
index a1d1332f4..67210a842 100644
--- a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/osfeature_collector.go
+++ b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/osfeature_collector.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package systemstatsmonitor
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (ofc *osFeatureCollector) recordFeaturesFromCmdline(cmdlineArgs []system.Cm
 func (ofc *osFeatureCollector) recordFeaturesFromModules(modules []system.Module) {
 	// Collect known modules (default modules based on guest OS present in known-modules.json)
 	var knownModules []system.Module
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(ofc.config.KnownModulesConfigPath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(ofc.config.KnownModulesConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("Failed to read configuration file %s: %v",
 			ofc.config.KnownModulesConfigPath, err)
diff --git a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/system_stats_monitor.go b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/system_stats_monitor.go
index 765db3ecd..af728fbb5 100644
--- a/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/system_stats_monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/systemstatsmonitor/system_stats_monitor.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package systemstatsmonitor
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func NewSystemStatsMonitorOrDie(configPath string) types.Monitor {
 	}
 
 	// Apply configurations.
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to read configuration file %q: %v", configPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/metrics/helpers_test.go b/pkg/util/metrics/helpers_test.go
index 59ba6b005..548921ccd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/metrics/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/metrics/helpers_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package metrics
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestPrometheusMetricsParsingAndMatching(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range testCases {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(test.metricsTextPath)
+			b, err := os.ReadFile(test.metricsTextPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error reading file %s: %v", test.metricsTextPath, err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/util/nethealth/nethealth.go b/pkg/util/nethealth/nethealth.go
index 0f7634454..78a8a5895 100644
--- a/pkg/util/nethealth/nethealth.go
+++ b/pkg/util/nethealth/nethealth.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"flag"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func main() {
 	if res.ContentLength != objectLength {
 		log.Fatalf("Length reported (%d) is not equal to expected length (%d)", res.ContentLength, objectLength)
 	}
-	blobData, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	blobData, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	res.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Failed to read full content", err)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failure (%s) while reading %s", err, objectHashUrl)
 	}
-	content, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	content, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	res.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Failed to read full content of hash file", err)
diff --git a/test/e2e/lib/npd/npd.go b/test/e2e/lib/npd/npd.go
index 230a3fd7d..aadf7d97b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/lib/npd/npd.go
+++ b/test/e2e/lib/npd/npd.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package npd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import (
 // SetupNPD installs NPD from the test tarball onto the provided GCE instance.
 //
 // Here is how it works:
-// 1. SetupNPD will SCP the NPD build tarball onto the VM.
-// 2. SetupNPD will extract the tarball in the VM, to expose the test/e2e-install.sh on the VM.
-// 3. SetupNPD will then call the e2e-install.sh script, and feed the NPD build tarball as input.
-// 4. Finally, the e2e-install.sh script will do the heavy lifting of installing NPD (setting up
-//    binary/config directories, setting up systemd config file, etc).
+//  1. SetupNPD will SCP the NPD build tarball onto the VM.
+//  2. SetupNPD will extract the tarball in the VM, to expose the test/e2e-install.sh on the VM.
+//  3. SetupNPD will then call the e2e-install.sh script, and feed the NPD build tarball as input.
+//  4. Finally, the e2e-install.sh script will do the heavy lifting of installing NPD (setting up
+//     binary/config directories, setting up systemd config file, etc).
 func SetupNPD(ins gce.Instance, npdBuildTar string) error {
 	tmpDirCmd := ins.RunCommand("mktemp -d")
 	if tmpDirCmd.SSHError != nil || tmpDirCmd.Code != 0 {
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func saveCommandResultAsArtifact(ins gce.Instance, artifactDirectory string, tes
 	if result.SSHError != nil || result.Code != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error running command: %v\n", result)
 	}
-	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(artifactPath, []byte(result.Stdout), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(artifactPath, []byte(result.Stdout), 0644); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error writing artifact to %v: %v\n", artifactPath, err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/filesystem.go b/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/filesystem.go
index 19e168be5..4d3b72527 100644
--- a/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/filesystem.go
+++ b/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/filesystem.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package makers
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const ext4ErrorTrigger = "/sys/fs/ext4/sda1/trigger_fs_error"
 
 func makeFilesystemError() {
 	msg := []byte("fake filesystem error from problem-maker")
-	err := ioutil.WriteFile(ext4ErrorTrigger, msg, 0200)
+	err := os.WriteFile(ext4ErrorTrigger, msg, 0200)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed writing log to %q: %v", ext4ErrorTrigger, err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/kernel.go b/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/kernel.go
index c4cf13a9f..83ad84d88 100644
--- a/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/kernel.go
+++ b/test/e2e/problemmaker/makers/kernel.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package makers
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Killed process 1012 (heapster) total-vm:327128kB, anon-rss:306328kB, file-rss:11
 
 func writeKernelMessageOrDie(msg string) {
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(msg, "\n") {
-		err := ioutil.WriteFile(kmsgPath, []byte(line), 0644)
+		err := os.WriteFile(kmsgPath, []byte(line), 0644)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Fatalf("Failed writing to %q: %v", kmsgPath, err)
 		}