diff --git a/scripts/test-infra/verify.sh b/scripts/test-infra/verify.sh
index a0bc897668..bd041d0f46 100755
--- a/scripts/test-infra/verify.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-infra/verify.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ this_dir=`dirname $0`
 
 # Install deps
 gobinpath="$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
-curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh| sh -s -- -b "$gobinpath" v1.59.1
+curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh| sh -s -- -b "$gobinpath" v1.60.3
 export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
 
 curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash -s -- --version v3.15.3
diff --git a/test/e2e/utils/noderesourcetopology.go b/test/e2e/utils/noderesourcetopology.go
index b58d29289d..ff15a236c0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/utils/noderesourcetopology.go
+++ b/test/e2e/utils/noderesourcetopology.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func IsValidNodeTopology(nodeTopology *v1alpha2.NodeResourceTopology, kubeletCon
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if nodeTopology.Zones == nil || len(nodeTopology.Zones) == 0 {
+	if len(nodeTopology.Zones) == 0 {
 		framework.Logf("failed to get topology zones from the node topology resource")
 		return false
 	}