diff --git a/message_readers.go b/message_readers.go
index b5c5a47..af1ffec 100644
--- a/message_readers.go
+++ b/message_readers.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *server) getFilePaths(dirName string) ([]string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fInfo, err := ioutil.ReadDir(dirPath)
+	fInfo, err := os.ReadDir(dirPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to get filenames in startup folder: %v", err)
 		return nil, er
diff --git a/node_auth.go b/node_auth.go
index bde2c34..d67f49e 100644
--- a/node_auth.go
+++ b/node_auth.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 // nodeAuth is the structure that holds both keys and acl's
 // that the running steward node shall use for authorization.
-//It holds a mutex to use when interacting with the map.
+// It holds a mutex to use when interacting with the map.
 type nodeAuth struct {
 	// ACL that defines where a node is allowed to recieve from.
 	nodeAcl *nodeAcl
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ func (n *nodeAuth) readKeyFile(keyFile string) (ed2519key []byte, b64Key []byte,
 	}
 	defer fh.Close()
 
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(fh)
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(fh)
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to read key file: %v", err)
 		return nil, nil, er
diff --git a/tui.go b/tui.go
index a866d21..97f9e69 100644
--- a/tui.go
+++ b/tui.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -805,7 +804,7 @@ func (t *tui) console(app *tview.Application) tview.Primitive {
 // the messages folder.
 func (t *tui) getMessageNames(outputForm *tview.TextView) []string {
 	// Create messages dropdown field.
-	fInfo, err := ioutil.ReadDir("messages")
+	fInfo, err := os.ReadDir("messages")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(outputForm, "error: failed to read files from messages dir\n")
 	}