diff --git a/client/internal/v2/client.go b/client/internal/v2/client.go
index da45433549a..8a4ecdf7b4a 100644
--- a/client/internal/v2/client.go
+++ b/client/internal/v2/client.go
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ func (c *httpClusterClient) Do(ctx context.Context, act httpAction) (*http.Respo
 		resp, body, err = hc.Do(ctx, action)
 		if err != nil {
 			cerr.Errors = append(cerr.Errors, err)
-			if errors.Is(err, ctx.Err()) {
+			if err == ctx.Err() {
 				return nil, nil, ctx.Err()
 			}
-			if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+			if err == context.Canceled || err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 		} else if resp.StatusCode/100 == 5 {
diff --git a/client/internal/v2/client_test.go b/client/internal/v2/client_test.go
index c7350ba8204..83aae018dad 100644
--- a/client/internal/v2/client_test.go
+++ b/client/internal/v2/client_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestSimpleHTTPClientDoNilRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	tr.errchan <- errors.New("fixture")
 
 	_, _, err := c.Do(context.Background(), &nilAction{})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNoRequest) {
+	if err != ErrNoRequest {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil error, got nil")
 	}
 }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestSimpleHTTPClientDoCancelContextResponseBodyClosedWithBlockingBody(t *te
 	}()
 
 	_, _, err := c.Do(ctx, &fakeAction{})
-	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if err != context.Canceled {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %+v, got %+v", context.Canceled, err)
 	}
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func TestHTTPClusterClientDoDeadlineExceedContext(t *testing.T) {
 
 	select {
 	case err := <-errc:
-		if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+		if err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 			t.Errorf("err = %+v, want %+v", err, context.DeadlineExceeded)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(time.Second):
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func TestHTTPClusterClientDoCanceledContext(t *testing.T) {
 
 	select {
 	case err := <-errc:
-		if !errors.Is(err, errFakeCancelContext) {
+		if err != errFakeCancelContext {
 			t.Errorf("err = %+v, want %+v", err, errFakeCancelContext)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(time.Second):
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestHTTPClusterClientAutoSyncCancelContext(t *testing.T) {
 	cancel()
 
 	err = hc.AutoSync(ctx, time.Hour)
-	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if err != context.Canceled {
 		t.Fatalf("incorrect error value: want=%v got=%v", context.Canceled, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/internal/v2/keys.go b/client/internal/v2/keys.go
index 764cc7290d7..8be1057f04e 100644
--- a/client/internal/v2/keys.go
+++ b/client/internal/v2/keys.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func (hw *httpWatcher) Next(ctx context.Context) (*Response, error) {
 
 		resp, err := unmarshalHTTPResponse(httpresp.StatusCode, httpresp.Header, body)
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyBody) {
+			if err == ErrEmptyBody {
 				continue
 			}
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_linux.go b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_linux.go
index fd424be771b..c33a2f4afc7 100644
--- a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_linux.go
+++ b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_linux.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package fileutil
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func ofdTryLockFile(path string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (*LockedFile, error
 	flock := wrlck
 	if err = syscall.FcntlFlock(f.Fd(), unix.F_OFD_SETLK, &flock); err != nil {
 		f.Close()
-		if errors.Is(err, syscall.EWOULDBLOCK) {
+		if err == syscall.EWOULDBLOCK {
 			err = ErrLocked
 		}
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_solaris.go b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_solaris.go
index b4cba97f798..2e892fecc65 100644
--- a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_solaris.go
+++ b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_solaris.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package fileutil
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 )
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func TryLockFile(path string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (*LockedFile, error) {
 	}
 	if err := syscall.FcntlFlock(f.Fd(), syscall.F_SETLK, &lock); err != nil {
 		f.Close()
-		if errors.Is(err, syscall.EAGAIN) {
+		if err == syscall.EAGAIN {
 			err = ErrLocked
 		}
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_test.go b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_test.go
index 49e7eb62320..b7f6fd5ce57 100644
--- a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_test.go
+++ b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package fileutil
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func TestLockAndUnlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// try lock a locked file
-	if _, err = TryLockFile(f.Name(), os.O_WRONLY, PrivateFileMode); !errors.Is(err, ErrLocked) {
+	if _, err = TryLockFile(f.Name(), os.O_WRONLY, PrivateFileMode); err != ErrLocked {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_windows.go b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_windows.go
index a767b0f57f6..51010bdf81c 100644
--- a/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_windows.go
+++ b/client/pkg/fileutil/lock_windows.go
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ func lockFile(fd windows.Handle, flags uint32) error {
 	err := windows.LockFileEx(fd, flags|windows.LOCKFILE_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK, 0, 1, 0, &windows.Overlapped{})
 	if err == nil {
 		return nil
-	} else if errors.Is(err, errLocked) {
+	} else if err.Error() == errLocked.Error() {
 		return ErrLocked
-	} else if !errors.Is(err, windows.ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION) {
+	} else if err != windows.ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/client/pkg/fileutil/preallocate_darwin.go b/client/pkg/fileutil/preallocate_darwin.go
index 79519959234..e74968d0351 100644
--- a/client/pkg/fileutil/preallocate_darwin.go
+++ b/client/pkg/fileutil/preallocate_darwin.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package fileutil
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func preallocFixed(f *os.File, sizeInBytes int64) error {
 	}
 
 	// wrong argument to fallocate syscall
-	if errors.Is(err, unix.EINVAL) {
+	if err == unix.EINVAL {
 		// filesystem "st_blocks" are allocated in the units of
 		// "Allocation Block Size" (run "diskutil info /" command)
 		var stat syscall.Stat_t
diff --git a/client/v3/client.go b/client/v3/client.go
index 6b7b5632fed..8789acb38c8 100644
--- a/client/v3/client.go
+++ b/client/v3/client.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (c *Client) getToken(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	resp, err := c.Auth.Authenticate(ctx, c.Username, c.Password)
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrAuthNotEnabled) {
+		if err == rpctypes.ErrAuthNotEnabled {
 			c.authTokenBundle.UpdateAuthToken("")
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func canceledByCaller(stopCtx context.Context, err error) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	return errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded)
+	return err == context.Canceled || err == context.DeadlineExceeded
 }
 
 // IsConnCanceled returns true, if error is from a closed gRPC connection.
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ func IsConnCanceled(err error) bool {
 	}
 
 	// >= gRPC v1.10.x
-	if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if err == context.Canceled {
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/v3/client_test.go b/client/v3/client_test.go
index fe996ea8e69..db8bb1773f9 100644
--- a/client/v3/client_test.go
+++ b/client/v3/client_test.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func TestClientRejectOldCluster(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
-			if err := c.checkVersion(); !errors.Is(err, tt.expectedError) {
+			if err := c.checkVersion(); err != tt.expectedError {
 				t.Errorf("heckVersion err:%v", err)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/client/v3/experimental/recipes/key.go b/client/v3/experimental/recipes/key.go
index ce90010538b..10362c18fbe 100644
--- a/client/v3/experimental/recipes/key.go
+++ b/client/v3/experimental/recipes/key.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package recipe
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func newUniqueKV(kv v3.KV, prefix string, val string) (*RemoteKV, error) {
 		if err == nil {
 			return &RemoteKV{kv, newKey, rev, val}, nil
 		}
-		if !errors.Is(err, ErrKeyExists) {
+		if err != ErrKeyExists {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ func newUniqueEphemeralKV(s *concurrency.Session, prefix, val string) (ek *Ephem
 	for {
 		newKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%v", prefix, time.Now().UnixNano())
 		ek, err = newEphemeralKV(s, newKey, val)
-		if err == nil || !errors.Is(err, ErrKeyExists) {
+		if err == nil || err != ErrKeyExists {
 			break
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/client/v3/watch.go b/client/v3/watch.go
index c81a9e3e11d..bfa753cfd71 100644
--- a/client/v3/watch.go
+++ b/client/v3/watch.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func (w *watcher) Close() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 	// Consider context.Canceled as a successful close
-	if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if err == context.Canceled {
 		err = nil
 	}
 	return err
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
index 13ccda44d16..0e443450013 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/auth_command.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func authEnableCommandFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if _, err = cli.AuthEnable(ctx); err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrRootRoleNotExist) {
+		if err == rpctypes.ErrRootRoleNotExist {
 			if _, err = cli.RoleAdd(ctx, "root"); err != nil {
 				break
 			}
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/watch_command_test.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/watch_command_test.go
index ad4668606ec..2292deadcbb 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/watch_command_test.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/watch_command_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package command
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -535,7 +534,7 @@ func Test_parseWatchArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, ts := range tt {
 		watchArgs, execArgs, err := parseWatchArgs(ts.osArgs, ts.commandArgs, ts.envKey, ts.envRange, ts.interactive)
-		if !errors.Is(err, ts.err) {
+		if err != ts.err {
 			t.Fatalf("#%d: error expected %v, got %v", i, ts.err, err)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(watchArgs, ts.watchArgs) {
diff --git a/pkg/ioutil/readcloser_test.go b/pkg/ioutil/readcloser_test.go
index 381a797f7af..6d13bdcec02 100644
--- a/pkg/ioutil/readcloser_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ioutil/readcloser_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package ioutil
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ func (rc *readerNilCloser) Close() error { return nil }
 func TestExactReadCloserExpectEOF(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 10))
 	rc := NewExactReadCloser(&readerNilCloser{buf}, 1)
-	if _, err := rc.Read(make([]byte, 10)); !errors.Is(err, ErrExpectEOF) {
+	if _, err := rc.Read(make([]byte, 10)); err != ErrExpectEOF {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrExpectEOF, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func TestExactReadCloserShort(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := rc.Read(make([]byte, 10)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Read expected nil err, got %v", err)
 	}
-	if err := rc.Close(); !errors.Is(err, ErrShortRead) {
+	if err := rc.Close(); err != ErrShortRead {
 		t.Fatalf("Close expected %v, got %v", ErrShortRead, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/auth/jwt_test.go b/server/auth/jwt_test.go
index 7d211ebf3b0..27369092dd3 100644
--- a/server/auth/jwt_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/jwt_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ func testJWTInfo(t *testing.T, opts map[string]string) {
 			}
 
 			_, aerr := verify.assign(ctx, "abc", 123)
-			if !errors.Is(aerr, ErrVerifyOnly) {
+			if aerr != ErrVerifyOnly {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error when attempting to sign with public key: %v", aerr)
 			}
 
diff --git a/server/auth/store_test.go b/server/auth/store_test.go
index 4e1d0c4aac5..a05102f652f 100644
--- a/server/auth/store_test.go
+++ b/server/auth/store_test.go
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ func TestUserAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserAlreadyExist, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserAlreadyExist) {
+	if err != ErrUserAlreadyExist {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserAlreadyExist, err)
 	}
 
 	ua = &pb.AuthUserAddRequest{Name: "", Options: &authpb.UserAddOptions{NoPassword: false}}
 	_, err = as.UserAdd(ua) // add a user with empty name
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserEmpty) {
+	if err != ErrUserEmpty {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func TestCheckPassword(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrAuthFailed) {
+	if err != ErrAuthFailed {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestCheckPassword(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrAuthFailed) {
+	if err != ErrAuthFailed {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestUserDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func TestUserDeleteAndPermCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// delete a non-existing user
 	_, err = as.UserDelete(ud)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestUserChangePassword(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestRoleAdd(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// add a role with empty name
 	_, err = as.RoleAdd(&pb.AuthRoleAddRequest{Name: ""})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrRoleEmpty) {
+	if err != ErrRoleEmpty {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func TestUserGrant(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func TestIsOpPermitted(t *testing.T) {
 	as.rangePermCacheMu.Lock()
 	delete(as.rangePermCache, "foo")
 	as.rangePermCacheMu.Unlock()
-	if err := as.isOpPermitted("foo", as.Revision(), perm.Key, perm.RangeEnd, perm.PermType); !errors.Is(err, ErrPermissionDenied) {
+	if err := as.isOpPermitted("foo", as.Revision(), perm.Key, perm.RangeEnd, perm.PermType); err != ErrPermissionDenied {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ func TestRoleGrantPermission(t *testing.T) {
 		Name: "role-test-1",
 	})
 
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrPermissionNotGiven) {
+	if err != ErrPermissionNotGiven {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
@@ -887,13 +887,13 @@ func TestAuthInfoFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.New(map[string]string{rpctypes.TokenFieldNameGRPC: "Invalid Token"}))
 	_, err = as.AuthInfoFromCtx(ctx)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidAuthToken) {
+	if err != ErrInvalidAuthToken {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrInvalidAuthToken, err)
 	}
 
 	ctx = metadata.NewIncomingContext(context.Background(), metadata.New(map[string]string{rpctypes.TokenFieldNameGRPC: "Invalid.Token"}))
 	_, err = as.AuthInfoFromCtx(ctx)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidAuthToken) {
+	if err != ErrInvalidAuthToken {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrInvalidAuthToken, err)
 	}
 
@@ -914,14 +914,14 @@ func TestAuthDisable(t *testing.T) {
 	as.AuthDisable()
 	ctx := context.WithValue(context.WithValue(context.TODO(), AuthenticateParamIndex{}, uint64(2)), AuthenticateParamSimpleTokenPrefix{}, "dummy")
 	_, err := as.Authenticate(ctx, "foo", "bar")
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrAuthNotEnabled) {
+	if err != ErrAuthNotEnabled {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthNotEnabled, err)
 	}
 
 	// Disabling disabled auth to make sure it can return safely if store is already disabled.
 	as.AuthDisable()
 	_, err = as.Authenticate(ctx, "foo", "bar")
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrAuthNotEnabled) {
+	if err != ErrAuthNotEnabled {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthNotEnabled, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -980,19 +980,19 @@ func TestIsAdminPermitted(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// invalid user
 	err = as.IsAdminPermitted(&AuthInfo{Username: "rooti", Revision: 1})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 
 	// empty user
 	err = as.IsAdminPermitted(&AuthInfo{Username: "", Revision: 1})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserEmpty) {
+	if err != ErrUserEmpty {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserEmpty, err)
 	}
 
 	// non-admin user
 	err = as.IsAdminPermitted(&AuthInfo{Username: "foo", Revision: 1})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrPermissionDenied) {
+	if err != ErrPermissionDenied {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", ErrPermissionDenied, err)
 	}
 
@@ -1013,13 +1013,13 @@ func TestRecoverFromSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserAlreadyExist, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserAlreadyExist) {
+	if err != ErrUserAlreadyExist {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserAlreadyExist, err)
 	}
 
 	ua = &pb.AuthUserAddRequest{Name: "", Options: &authpb.UserAddOptions{NoPassword: false}}
 	_, err = as.UserAdd(ua) // add a user with empty name
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserEmpty) {
+	if err != ErrUserEmpty {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ func TestUserNoPasswordAdd(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.WithValue(context.WithValue(context.TODO(), AuthenticateParamIndex{}, uint64(1)), AuthenticateParamSimpleTokenPrefix{}, "dummy")
 	_, err = as.Authenticate(ctx, username, "")
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrAuthFailed) {
+	if err != ErrAuthFailed {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ func TestUserChangePasswordWithOldLog(t *testing.T) {
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/embed/etcd_test.go b/server/embed/etcd_test.go
index 206cbb737b4..e22b6d3544a 100644
--- a/server/embed/etcd_test.go
+++ b/server/embed/etcd_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package embed
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func TestEmptyClientTLSInfo_createMetricsListener(t *testing.T) {
 		Scheme: "https",
 		Host:   "localhost:8080",
 	}
-	if _, err := e.createMetricsListener(murl); !errors.Is(err, ErrMissingClientTLSInfoForMetricsURL) {
+	if _, err := e.createMetricsListener(murl); err != ErrMissingClientTLSInfoForMetricsURL {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error %v, got %v", ErrMissingClientTLSInfoForMetricsURL, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/embed/serve_test.go b/server/embed/serve_test.go
index 6150beeecf1..3e23c9ee9af 100644
--- a/server/embed/serve_test.go
+++ b/server/embed/serve_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package embed
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func TestStartEtcdWrongToken(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg.Dir = tdir
 	cfg.AuthToken = "wrong-token"
 
-	if _, err := StartEtcd(cfg); !errors.Is(err, auth.ErrInvalidAuthOpts) {
+	if _, err := StartEtcd(cfg); err != auth.ErrInvalidAuthOpts {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", auth.ErrInvalidAuthOpts, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdmain/config_test.go b/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
index f002102897a..21ceaafb0e5 100644
--- a/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package etcdmain
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func TestConfigParsingConflictClusteringFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range conflictArgs {
 		cfg := newConfig()
-		if err := cfg.parse(tt); !errors.Is(err, embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags) {
+		if err := cfg.parse(tt); err != embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags {
 			t.Errorf("%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags)
 		}
 	}
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ func TestConfigFileConflictClusteringFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		args := []string{fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", tmpfile.Name())}
 
 		cfg := newConfig()
-		if err := cfg.parse(args); !errors.Is(err, embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags) {
+		if err := cfg.parse(args); err != embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags {
 			t.Errorf("%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, embed.ErrConflictBootstrapFlags)
 		}
 	}
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ func TestConfigParsingMissedAdvertiseClientURLsFlag(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		cfg := newConfig()
-		if err := cfg.parse(tt.args); !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err := cfg.parse(tt.args); err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
index c07093878c9..e5eb210c887 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package membership
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"reflect"
@@ -459,7 +458,7 @@ func TestClusterValidateConfigurationChangeV2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		err := cl.ValidateConfigurationChange(tt.cc)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: validateConfigurationChange error = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/msg_codec_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/msg_codec_test.go
index cde7916fc1b..9b14b45095e 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/msg_codec_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/msg_codec_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package rafthttp
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -78,13 +77,13 @@ func TestMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
 		enc := &messageEncoder{w: b}
-		if err := enc.encode(&tt.msg); !errors.Is(err, tt.encodeErr) {
+		if err := enc.encode(&tt.msg); err != tt.encodeErr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: encode message error expected %v, got %v", i, tt.encodeErr, err)
 			continue
 		}
 		dec := &messageDecoder{r: b}
 		m, err := dec.decode()
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.decodeErr) {
+		if err != tt.decodeErr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: decode message error expected %v, got %v", i, tt.decodeErr, err)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/pipeline.go b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/pipeline.go
index 0790b58d03b..50b8c8dd3f1 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/pipeline.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/pipeline.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (p *pipeline) post(data []byte) (err error) {
 		p.picker.unreachable(u)
 		// errMemberRemoved is a critical error since a removed member should
 		// always be stopped. So we use reportCriticalError to report it to errorc.
-		if errors.Is(err, errMemberRemoved) {
+		if err == errMemberRemoved {
 			reportCriticalError(err, p.errorc)
 		}
 		return err
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/snapshot_sender.go b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/snapshot_sender.go
index 07971cbbddc..1f0253f1465 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/snapshot_sender.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/snapshot_sender.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package rafthttp
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *snapshotSender) send(merged snap.Message) {
 
 		// errMemberRemoved is a critical error since a removed member should
 		// always be stopped. So we use reportCriticalError to report it to errorc.
-		if errors.Is(err, errMemberRemoved) {
+		if err == errMemberRemoved {
 			reportCriticalError(err, s.errorc)
 		}
 
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream.go b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream.go
index ed91b27bd78..63ffe8fdcbe 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package rafthttp
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ func (cr *streamReader) run() {
 	for {
 		rc, err := cr.dial(t)
 		if err != nil {
-			if !errors.Is(err, errUnsupportedStreamType) {
+			if err != errUnsupportedStreamType {
 				cr.status.deactivate(failureType{source: t.String(), action: "dial"}, err.Error())
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ func (cr *streamReader) run() {
 			}
 			switch {
 			// all data is read out
-			case errors.Is(err, io.EOF):
+			case err == io.EOF:
 			// connection is closed by the remote
 			case transport.IsClosedConnError(err):
 			default:
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream_test.go
index 428010286d9..5ff4265e568 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/stream_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestStreamReaderDialDetectUnsupport(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		_, err := sr.dial(typ)
-		if !errors.Is(err, errUnsupportedStreamType) {
+		if err != errUnsupportedStreamType {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: error = %v, want %v", i, err, errUnsupportedStreamType)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/snap/snapshotter_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/snap/snapshotter_test.go
index cad3059fb18..02ce02b4a13 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/snap/snapshotter_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/snap/snapshotter_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package snap
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/crc32"
 	"os"
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ func TestBadCRC(t *testing.T) {
 	crcTable = crc32.MakeTable(crc32.Koopman)
 
 	_, err = Read(zaptest.NewLogger(t), filepath.Join(dir, fmt.Sprintf("%016x-%016x.snap", 1, 1)))
-	if err == nil || !errors.Is(err, ErrCRCMismatch) {
+	if err == nil || err != ErrCRCMismatch {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, ErrCRCMismatch)
 	}
 }
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ func TestNoSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 	ss := New(zaptest.NewLogger(t), dir)
 	_, err = ss.Load()
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNoSnapshot) {
+	if err != ErrNoSnapshot {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, ErrNoSnapshot)
 	}
 }
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ func TestEmptySnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	_, err = Read(zaptest.NewLogger(t), filepath.Join(dir, "1.snap"))
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrEmptySnapshot) {
+	if err != ErrEmptySnapshot {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, ErrEmptySnapshot)
 	}
 }
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ func TestAllSnapshotBroken(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ss := New(zaptest.NewLogger(t), dir)
 	_, err = ss.Load()
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNoSnapshot) {
+	if err != ErrNoSnapshot {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, ErrNoSnapshot)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery.go
index 039c8da7d52..5993d4458ec 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (d *discovery) joinCluster(config string) (string, error) {
 func (d *discovery) getCluster() (string, error) {
 	nodes, size, index, err := d.checkCluster()
 	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrFullCluster) {
+		if err == ErrFullCluster {
 			return nodesToCluster(nodes, size)
 		}
 		return "", err
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (d *discovery) checkCluster() ([]*client.Node, uint64, uint64, error) {
 		if eerr, ok := err.(*client.Error); ok && eerr.Code == client.ErrorCodeKeyNotFound {
 			return nil, 0, 0, ErrSizeNotFound
 		}
-		if errors.Is(err, client.ErrInvalidJSON) {
+		if err == client.ErrInvalidJSON {
 			return nil, 0, 0, ErrBadDiscoveryEndpoint
 		}
 		if ce, ok := err.(*client.ClusterError); ok {
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery_test.go
index 3b59517f999..91dbfd72aac 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v2discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestCheckCluster(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}()
 			ns, size, index, err := d.checkCluster()
-			if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+			if err != tt.werr {
 				t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 			}
 			if reflect.DeepEqual(ns, tt.nodes) {
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func TestCreateSelf(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		d := newTestDiscovery(t, "1000", 1, tt.c)
-		if err := d.createSelf(""); !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err := d.createSelf(""); err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, nil)
 		}
 	}
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func TestNodesToCluster(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		cluster, err := nodesToCluster(tt.nodes, tt.size)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(cluster, tt.wcluster) {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func TestRetryFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			fc.Advance(time.Second * (0x1 << i))
 		}
 	}()
-	if _, _, _, err := d.checkCluster(); !errors.Is(err, ErrTooManyRetries) {
+	if _, _, _, err := d.checkCluster(); err != ErrTooManyRetries {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, ErrTooManyRetries)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3discovery/discovery_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3discovery/discovery_test.go
index 89b4d3cbbef..10d63e6486d 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestGetClusterSize(t *testing.T) {
 				clusterToken: "fakeToken",
 			}
 
-			if cs, err := d.getClusterSize(); !errors.Is(err, tc.expectedErr) {
+			if cs, err := d.getClusterSize(); err != tc.expectedErr {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error, expected: %v got: %v", tc.expectedErr, err)
 			} else {
 				if err == nil && cs != tc.expectedSize {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func TestCheckCluster(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			clsInfo, _, _, err := d.checkCluster()
-			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expectedError) {
+			if err != tc.expectedError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error, expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectedError, err)
 			}
 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func TestGetInitClusterStr(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			retStr, err := clsInfo.getInitClusterStr(tc.clusterSize)
-			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expectedError) {
+			if err != tc.expectedError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error, expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectedError, err)
 			}
 
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
index 19c5973bd81..86f35113cd9 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/lease.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package v3rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -62,10 +61,10 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) LeaseRevoke(ctx context.Context, rr *pb.LeaseRevokeReques
 
 func (ls *LeaseServer) LeaseTimeToLive(ctx context.Context, rr *pb.LeaseTimeToLiveRequest) (*pb.LeaseTimeToLiveResponse, error) {
 	resp, err := ls.le.LeaseTimeToLive(ctx, rr)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, lease.ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+	if err != nil && err != lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 		return nil, togRPCError(err)
 	}
-	if errors.Is(err, lease.ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+	if err == lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 		resp = &pb.LeaseTimeToLiveResponse{
 			Header: &pb.ResponseHeader{},
 			ID:     rr.ID,
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) LeaseLeases(ctx context.Context, rr *pb.LeaseLeasesReques
 	if err != nil && err != lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 		return nil, togRPCError(err)
 	}
-	if errors.Is(err, lease.ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+	if err == lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 		resp = &pb.LeaseLeasesResponse{
 			Header: &pb.ResponseHeader{},
 			Leases: []*pb.LeaseStatus{},
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) LeaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) (err
 	case <-stream.Context().Done():
 		// the only server-side cancellation is noleader for now.
 		err = stream.Context().Err()
-		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		if err == context.Canceled {
 			err = rpctypes.ErrGRPCNoLeader
 		}
 	}
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) LeaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) (err
 func (ls *LeaseServer) leaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) error {
 	for {
 		req, err := stream.Recv()
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		if err == io.EOF {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ func (ls *LeaseServer) leaseKeepAlive(stream pb.Lease_LeaseKeepAliveServer) erro
 		ls.hdr.fill(resp.Header)
 
 		ttl, err := ls.le.LeaseRenew(stream.Context(), lease.LeaseID(req.ID))
-		if errors.Is(err, lease.ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+		if err == lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 			err = nil
 			ttl = 0
 		}
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
index 2354b0cb243..a31e6cbecca 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package v3rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	errorspkg "errors"
 	"strings"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ var toGRPCErrorMap = map[error]error{
 
 func togRPCError(err error) error {
 	// let gRPC server convert to codes.Canceled, codes.DeadlineExceeded
-	if errorspkg.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errorspkg.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+	if err == context.Canceled || err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
 		return err
 	}
 	grpcErr, ok := toGRPCErrorMap[err]
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
index 8bd569301c4..ed686021d2b 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/util_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestGRPCError(t *testing.T) {
 		{err: errors.New("foo"), exp: status.Error(codes.Unknown, "foo")},
 	}
 	for i := range tt {
-		if err := togRPCError(tt[i].err); !errors.Is(err, tt[i].exp) {
+		if err := togRPCError(tt[i].err); err != tt[i].exp {
 			if _, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
 				if err.Error() == tt[i].exp.Error() {
 					continue
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
index abb465e21d7..6e72b1ceb89 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package v3rpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
@@ -212,13 +211,13 @@ func (ws *watchServer) Watch(stream pb.Watch_WatchServer) (err error) {
 	// revisited.
 	select {
 	case err = <-errc:
-		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		if err == context.Canceled {
 			err = rpctypes.ErrGRPCWatchCanceled
 		}
 		close(sws.ctrlStream)
 	case <-stream.Context().Done():
 		err = stream.Context().Err()
-		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		if err == context.Canceled {
 			err = rpctypes.ErrGRPCWatchCanceled
 		}
 	}
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func (sws *serverWatchStream) isWatchPermitted(wcr *pb.WatchCreateRequest) error
 func (sws *serverWatchStream) recvLoop() error {
 	for {
 		req, err := sws.gRPCStream.Recv()
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		if err == io.EOF {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -281,7 +280,7 @@ func (sws *serverWatchStream) recvLoop() error {
 				case auth.ErrUserEmpty:
 					cancelReason = rpctypes.ErrGRPCUserEmpty.Error()
 				default:
-					if !errors.Is(err, auth.ErrPermissionDenied) {
+					if err != auth.ErrPermissionDenied {
 						sws.lg.Error("unexpected error code", zap.Error(err))
 					}
 					cancelReason = rpctypes.ErrGRPCPermissionDenied.Error()
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch_test.go b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch_test.go
index e7868ddf8d2..bd3f4943b2e 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/watch_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package v3rpc
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"math"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ func TestSendFragment(t *testing.T) {
 			return nil
 		}
 		err := sendFragments(tt[i].wr, tt[i].maxRequestBytes, testSend)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt[i].werr) {
+		if err != tt[i].werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: expected error %v, got %v", i, tt[i].werr, err)
 		}
 		got := len(fragmentedResp)
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth_test.go b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth_test.go
index e7445a10aa9..6516f41b52f 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package apply
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -388,8 +387,8 @@ func TestAuthApplierV3_AdminPermission(t *testing.T) {
 				tc.request.Header = &pb.RequestHeader{Username: userReadOnly}
 			}
 			result := authApplier.Apply(ctx, tc.request, dummyApplyFunc)
-			require.Equal(t, errors.Is(result.Err, auth.ErrPermissionDenied), tc.adminPermissionNeeded,
-				"Admin permission needed: got %v, expect: %v", errors.Is(result.Err, auth.ErrPermissionDenied), tc.adminPermissionNeeded)
+			require.Equal(t, result.Err == auth.ErrPermissionDenied, tc.adminPermissionNeeded,
+				"Admin permission needed: got %v, expect: %v", result.Err == auth.ErrPermissionDenied, tc.adminPermissionNeeded)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
index e26d6412722..858aa32a076 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package etcdserver
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	errorspkg "errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ func TestApplyConfChangeError(t *testing.T) {
 			cluster: cl,
 		}
 		_, err := srv.applyConfChange(tt.cc, nil, true)
-		if !errorspkg.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: applyConfChange error = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 		cc := raftpb.ConfChange{Type: tt.cc.Type, NodeID: raft.None, Context: tt.cc.Context}
@@ -1534,7 +1533,7 @@ func TestWaitAppliedIndex(t *testing.T) {
 
 			err := s.waitAppliedIndex()
 
-			if !errorspkg.Is(err, tc.ExpectedError) {
+			if err != tc.ExpectedError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error, want (%v), got (%v)", tc.ExpectedError, err)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/server/lease/leasehttp/http.go b/server/lease/leasehttp/http.go
index 9592b63cb97..5837ac40b17 100644
--- a/server/lease/leasehttp/http.go
+++ b/server/lease/leasehttp/http.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (h *leaseHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		ttl, rerr := h.l.Renew(lease.LeaseID(lreq.ID))
 		if rerr != nil {
-			if errors.Is(rerr, lease.ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+			if rerr == lease.ErrLeaseNotFound {
 				http.Error(w, rerr.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/server/lease/lessor_test.go b/server/lease/lessor_test.go
index f46e2b39949..0d32300abaf 100644
--- a/server/lease/lessor_test.go
+++ b/server/lease/lessor_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package lease
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ func TestLessorExpire(t *testing.T) {
 	donec := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go func() {
 		// expired lease cannot be renewed
-		if _, err := le.Renew(l.ID); !errors.Is(err, ErrLeaseNotFound) {
+		if _, err := le.Renew(l.ID); err != ErrLeaseNotFound {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected renew")
 		}
 		donec <- struct{}{}
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ func TestLessorExpireAndDemote(t *testing.T) {
 	donec := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	go func() {
 		// expired lease cannot be renewed
-		if _, err := le.Renew(l.ID); !errors.Is(err, ErrNotPrimary) {
+		if _, err := le.Renew(l.ID); err != ErrNotPrimary {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected renew: %v", err)
 		}
 		donec <- struct{}{}
@@ -540,7 +539,7 @@ func TestLessorMaxTTL(t *testing.T) {
 	defer le.Stop()
 
 	_, err := le.Grant(1, MaxLeaseTTL+1)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrLeaseTTLTooLarge) {
+	if err != ErrLeaseTTLTooLarge {
 		t.Fatalf("grant unexpectedly succeeded")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/lease.go b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/lease.go
index dc42dc5a0d8..fdc936ca929 100644
--- a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/lease.go
+++ b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/lease.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package grpcproxy
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ type leaseProxyStream struct {
 func (lps *leaseProxyStream) recvLoop() error {
 	for {
 		rr, err := lps.stream.Recv()
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		if err == io.EOF {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/maintenance.go b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/maintenance.go
index 553b66c4b73..50ecf67ffa0 100644
--- a/server/proxy/grpcproxy/maintenance.go
+++ b/server/proxy/grpcproxy/maintenance.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package grpcproxy
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ func (mp *maintenanceProxy) Snapshot(sr *pb.SnapshotRequest, stream pb.Maintenan
 	for {
 		rr, err := sc.Recv()
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			if err == io.EOF {
 				return nil
 			}
 			return err
diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go
index 64c5ecd407e..5973ecbe4be 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/index_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package mvcc
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func TestIndexGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		rev, created, ver, err := ti.Get([]byte("foo"), tt.rev)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 		if rev != tt.wrev {
@@ -131,11 +130,11 @@ func TestIndexTombstone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	_, _, _, err = ti.Get([]byte("foo"), 2)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrRevisionNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrRevisionNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("get error = %v, want ErrRevisionNotFound", err)
 	}
 	err = ti.Tombstone([]byte("foo"), Revision{Main: 3})
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrRevisionNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrRevisionNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("tombstone error = %v, want %v", err, ErrRevisionNotFound)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go
index 273f06e3402..63436428cbd 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/key_index_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package mvcc
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func TestKeyIndexGet(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		mod, creat, ver, err := ki.get(zaptest.NewLogger(t), tt.rev)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 		if mod != tt.wmod {
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ func TestKeyIndexTombstone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	err = ki.tombstone(zaptest.NewLogger(t), 16, 0)
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrRevisionNotFound) {
+	if err != ErrRevisionNotFound {
 		t.Errorf("tombstone error = %v, want %v", err, ErrRevisionNotFound)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
index 0a3a2ad736f..9b8243c334c 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kv_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package mvcc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ func testKVRangeBadRev(t *testing.T, f rangeFunc) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		_, err := f(s, []byte("foo"), []byte("foo3"), RangeOptions{Rev: tt.rev})
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: error = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 	}
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ func TestKVCompactBad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		_, err := s.Compact(traceutil.TODO(), tt.rev)
-		if !errors.Is(err, tt.werr) {
+		if err != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: compact error = %v, want %v", i, err, tt.werr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
index ed14cdebd68..0523dcde983 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/kvstore_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	mrand "math/rand"
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@ func TestRestoreContinueUnfinishedCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 			// wait for scheduled compaction to be finished
 			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 
-			if _, err := s.Range(context.TODO(), []byte("foo"), nil, RangeOptions{Rev: 1}); !errors.Is(err, ErrCompacted) {
+			if _, err := s.Range(context.TODO(), []byte("foo"), nil, RangeOptions{Rev: 1}); err != ErrCompacted {
 				t.Errorf("range on compacted rev error = %v, want %v", err, ErrCompacted)
 			}
 			// check the key in backend is deleted
diff --git a/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
index a53253a08c0..41bbb510875 100644
--- a/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/mvcc/watcher_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package mvcc
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func TestWatcherRequestsCustomID(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tcase := range tt {
 		id, err := w.Watch(tcase.givenID, []byte("foo"), nil, 0)
 		if tcase.expectedErr != nil || err != nil {
-			if !errors.Is(err, tcase.expectedErr) {
+			if err != tcase.expectedErr {
 				t.Errorf("expected get error %q in test case %q, got %q", tcase.expectedErr, i, err)
 			}
 		} else if tcase.expectedID != id {
@@ -202,10 +201,10 @@ func TestWatcherWatchWrongRange(t *testing.T) {
 	w := s.NewWatchStream()
 	defer w.Close()
 
-	if _, err := w.Watch(0, []byte("foa"), []byte("foa"), 1); !errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyWatcherRange) {
+	if _, err := w.Watch(0, []byte("foa"), []byte("foa"), 1); err != ErrEmptyWatcherRange {
 		t.Fatalf("key == end range given; expected ErrEmptyWatcherRange, got %+v", err)
 	}
-	if _, err := w.Watch(0, []byte("fob"), []byte("foa"), 1); !errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyWatcherRange) {
+	if _, err := w.Watch(0, []byte("fob"), []byte("foa"), 1); err != ErrEmptyWatcherRange {
 		t.Fatalf("key > end range given; expected ErrEmptyWatcherRange, got %+v", err)
 	}
 	// watch request with 'WithFromKey' has empty-byte range end
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ func TestWatchStreamCancelWatcherByID(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		gerr := w.Cancel(tt.cancelID)
 
-		if !errors.Is(gerr, tt.werr) {
+		if gerr != tt.werr {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: err = %v, want %v", i, gerr, tt.werr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/storage/schema/actions_test.go b/server/storage/schema/actions_test.go
index d3cb812c11e..4e61a0dac9a 100644
--- a/server/storage/schema/actions_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/actions_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ func TestActionListRevert(t *testing.T) {
 
 			UnsafeCreateMetaBucket(tx)
 			err := tc.actions.unsafeExecute(lg, tx)
-			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expectError) {
+			if err != tc.expectError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error or lack thereof, expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectError, err)
 			}
 			assertBucketState(t, tx, Meta, tc.expectState)
diff --git a/server/storage/schema/migration_test.go b/server/storage/schema/migration_test.go
index 9ebe80dcb05..fccf2029689 100644
--- a/server/storage/schema/migration_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/schema/migration_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package schema
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ func TestMigrationStepExecute(t *testing.T) {
 
 			step := newMigrationStep(tc.currentVersion, tc.isUpgrade, tc.changes)
 			err := step.unsafeExecute(lg, tx)
-			if !errors.Is(err, tc.expectError) {
+			if err != tc.expectError {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error or lack thereof, expected: %v, got: %v", tc.expectError, err)
 			}
 			v := UnsafeReadStorageVersion(tx)
diff --git a/server/storage/wal/decoder.go b/server/storage/wal/decoder.go
index 01ffbd52bd9..0f47b72fd3e 100644
--- a/server/storage/wal/decoder.go
+++ b/server/storage/wal/decoder.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package wal
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func (d *decoder) decodeRecord(rec *walpb.Record) error {
 	if _, err = io.ReadFull(fileBufReader, data); err != nil {
 		// ReadFull returns io.EOF only if no bytes were read
 		// the decoder should treat this as an ErrUnexpectedEOF instead.
-		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		if err == io.EOF {
 			err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 		}
 		return err
diff --git a/server/storage/wal/repair_test.go b/server/storage/wal/repair_test.go
index a1abdcac38d..38e3641bd7b 100644
--- a/server/storage/wal/repair_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/wal/repair_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package wal
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ func TestRepairFailDeleteDir(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	_, _, _, err = w.ReadAll()
-	if !errors.Is(err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF) {
+	if err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want error %v", err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
 	}
 	w.Close()
diff --git a/server/storage/wal/wal_test.go b/server/storage/wal/wal_test.go
index c739ddf0a55..ed3a8893df5 100644
--- a/server/storage/wal/wal_test.go
+++ b/server/storage/wal/wal_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestCreateFailFromPollutedDir(t *testing.T) {
 	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(p, "test.wal"), []byte("data"), os.ModeTemporary)
 
 	_, err := Create(zaptest.NewLogger(t), p, []byte("data"))
-	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist) {
+	if err != os.ErrExist {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", os.ErrExist, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestNewForInitedDir(t *testing.T) {
 	p := t.TempDir()
 
 	os.Create(filepath.Join(p, walName(0, 0)))
-	if _, err := Create(zaptest.NewLogger(t), p, nil); err == nil || !errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist) {
+	if _, err := Create(zaptest.NewLogger(t), p, nil); err == nil || err != os.ErrExist {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want %v", err, os.ErrExist)
 	}
 }
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ func TestOpenWithMaxIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	defer w2.Close()
 
 	_, _, _, err = w2.ReadAll()
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrSliceOutOfRange) {
+	if err != ErrSliceOutOfRange {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want ErrSliceOutOfRange", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ func TestReadAllFail(t *testing.T) {
 	f.Close()
 	// try to read without opening the WAL
 	_, _, _, err = f.ReadAll()
-	if err == nil || !errors.Is(err, ErrDecoderNotFound) {
+	if err == nil || err != ErrDecoderNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want ErrDecoderNotFound", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_member_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_member_test.go
index 08faf741902..bd045e5f63b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_member_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_member_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ func getMemberList(cx ctlCtx, serializable bool) (etcdserverpb.MemberListRespons
 
 	resp := etcdserverpb.MemberListResponse{}
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(txt))
-	if err := dec.Decode(&resp); errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+	if err := dec.Decode(&resp); err == io.EOF {
 		return etcdserverpb.MemberListResponse{}, err
 	}
 	return resp, nil
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ func memberListWithHexTest(cx ctlCtx) {
 	}
 	hexResp := etcdserverpb.MemberListResponse{}
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(txt))
-	if err := dec.Decode(&hexResp); errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+	if err := dec.Decode(&hexResp); err == io.EOF {
 		cx.t.Fatalf("memberListWithHexTest error (%v)", err)
 	}
 	num := len(resp.Members)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
index b9ef782ffcf..bb3f1f06fe0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/ctl_v3_snapshot_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package e2e
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ func getSnapshotStatus(cx ctlCtx, fpath string) (snapshot.Status, error) {
 
 	resp := snapshot.Status{}
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(txt))
-	if err := dec.Decode(&resp); errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+	if err := dec.Decode(&resp); err == io.EOF {
 		return snapshot.Status{}, err
 	}
 	return resp, nil
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
index eba8c543f2c..c3b593aed9b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package concurrency_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func ExampleMutex_TryLock() {
 			if err = m2.TryLock(context.TODO()); err == nil {
 				log.Fatal("should not acquire lock")
 			}
-			if errors.Is(err, concurrency.ErrLocked) {
+			if err == concurrency.ErrLocked {
 				fmt.Println("cannot acquire lock for s2, as already locked in another session")
 			}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
index e1fc1c57b97..c0e16aefe1d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/black_hole_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package connectivity_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeKeepAliveWatch(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlivePut(t *testing.T) {
 	testBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlive(t, func(cli *clientv3.Client, ctx context.Context) error {
 		_, err := cli.Put(ctx, "foo", "bar")
-		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) {
+		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout {
 			return errExpected
 		}
 		return err
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlivePut(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAliveDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	testBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlive(t, func(cli *clientv3.Client, ctx context.Context) error {
 		_, err := cli.Delete(ctx, "foo")
-		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) {
+		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout {
 			return errExpected
 		}
 		return err
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAliveTxn(t *testing.T) {
 			If(clientv3.Compare(clientv3.Version("foo"), "=", 0)).
 			Then(clientv3.OpPut("foo", "bar")).
 			Else(clientv3.OpPut("foo", "baz")).Commit()
-		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) {
+		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout {
 			return errExpected
 		}
 		return err
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAliveTxn(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAliveLinearizableGet(t *testing.T) {
 	testBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlive(t, func(cli *clientv3.Client, ctx context.Context) error {
 		_, err := cli.Get(ctx, "a")
-		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) {
+		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout {
 			return errExpected
 		}
 		return err
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ func testBalancerUnderBlackholeNoKeepAlive(t *testing.T, op func(*clientv3.Clien
 		cancel()
 		if err == nil {
 			break
-		} else if errors.Is(err, errExpected) {
+		} else if err == errExpected {
 			t.Logf("#%d: current error %v", i, err)
 		} else {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: failed with error %v", i, err)
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/network_partition_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/network_partition_test.go
index 6c99c32d04c..b72b7aea288 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/network_partition_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/network_partition_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var errExpected = errors.New("expected error")
 
 func isErrorExpected(err error) bool {
 	return clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) ||
-		errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail)
+		err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail
 }
 
 // TestBalancerUnderNetworkPartitionPut tests when one member becomes isolated,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func testBalancerUnderNetworkPartition(t *testing.T, op func(*clientv3.Client, c
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if !errors.Is(err, errExpected) {
+		if err != errExpected {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: expected '%v', got '%v'", i, errExpected, err)
 		}
 		// give enough time for endpoint switch
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func testBalancerUnderNetworkPartitionWatch(t *testing.T, isolateLeader bool) {
 		if len(ev.Events) != 0 {
 			t.Fatal("expected no event")
 		}
-		if err = ev.Err(); !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrNoLeader) {
+		if err = ev.Err(); err != rpctypes.ErrNoLeader {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrNoLeader, err)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(integration2.RequestWaitTimeout): // enough time to detect leader lost
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestDropReadUnderNetworkPartition(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), 10*time.Second)
 	_, err = kvc.Get(ctx, "a")
 	cancel()
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrLeaderChanged) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrLeaderChanged {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrLeaderChanged, err)
 	}
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func TestDropReadUnderNetworkPartition(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = kvc.Get(ctx, "a")
 		cancel()
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) {
+			if err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout {
 				<-time.After(time.Second)
 				i++
 				continue
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/server_shutdown_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/server_shutdown_test.go
index 3afc8eb4c01..a75efa0f8fe 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/server_shutdown_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/connectivity/server_shutdown_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package connectivity_test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func TestBalancerUnderServerShutdownWatch(t *testing.T) {
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeout) || errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail) {
+		if clientv3test.IsClientTimeout(err) || clientv3test.IsServerCtxTimeout(err) || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeout || err == rpctypes.ErrTimeoutDueToLeaderFail {
 			continue
 		}
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_double_barrier_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_double_barrier_test.go
index f4fbfcb2457..120e4bed8af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_double_barrier_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_double_barrier_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package recipes_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ func TestDoubleBarrierTooManyClients(t *testing.T) {
 	// no any other client can enter the barrier.
 	wgEntered.Wait()
 	t.Log("Try to enter into double barrier")
-	if err = b.Enter(); !errors.Is(err, recipe.ErrTooManyClients) {
+	if err = b.Enter(); err != recipe.ErrTooManyClients {
 		t.Errorf("Unexcepted error, expected: ErrTooManyClients, got: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_lock_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_lock_test.go
index 1fcbc46e144..79f61662032 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_lock_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/experimental/recipes/v3_lock_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package recipes_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ func testMutexTryLock(t *testing.T, lockers int, chooseClient func() *clientv3.C
 				case <-ctx.Done():
 					t.Errorf("Thread: %v, Context failed: %v", i, err)
 				}
-			} else if errors.Is(err, concurrency.ErrLocked) {
+			} else if err == concurrency.ErrLocked {
 				select {
 				case notlockedC <- m:
 				case <-ctx.Done():
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
index 40113d0aa13..2164e8f5b18 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/lease/leasing_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package lease_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
@@ -896,7 +895,7 @@ func TestLeasingTxnCancel(t *testing.T) {
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		cancel()
 	}()
-	if _, err := lkv2.Txn(ctx).Then(clientv3.OpPut("k", "v")).Commit(); !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if _, err := lkv2.Txn(ctx).Then(clientv3.OpPut("k", "v")).Commit(); err != context.Canceled {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", context.Canceled, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -2018,7 +2017,7 @@ func TestLeasingSessionExpireCancel(t *testing.T) {
 
 			select {
 			case err := <-errc:
-				if !errors.Is(err, ctx.Err()) {
+				if err != ctx.Err() {
 					t.Errorf("#%d: expected %v of server unavailable, got %v", i, ctx.Err(), err)
 				}
 			case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
@@ -2049,7 +2048,7 @@ func waitForExpireAck(t *testing.T, kv clientv3.KV) {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), time.Second)
 		_, err := kv.Get(ctx, "abc")
 		cancel()
-		if errors.Is(err, ctx.Err()) {
+		if err == ctx.Err() {
 			return
 		} else if err != nil {
 			t.Logf("current error: %v", err)
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
index 3de3d389cff..7dc912a3a2f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/maintenance_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ func TestMaintenanceMoveLeader(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cli := clus.Client(targetIdx)
 	_, err := cli.MoveLeader(context.Background(), target)
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrNotLeader) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrNotLeader {
 		t.Fatalf("error expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrNotLeader, err)
 	}
 
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ func TestMaintenanceSnapshotCancel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cancel()
 	_, err = io.Copy(io.Discard, rc1)
-	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+	if err != context.Canceled {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", context.Canceled, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_kv_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_kv_test.go
index 1d667b44dac..c539199ff6a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_kv_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_kv_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestDetectKvOrderViolation(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Logf("Quering m2 after restart")
 	v, err = orderingKv.Get(ctx, "foo", clientv3.WithSerializable())
 	t.Logf("Quering m2 returned: v:%v err:%v ", v, err)
-	if !errors.Is(err, errOrderViolation) {
+	if err != errOrderViolation {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got err:%v v:%v", errOrderViolation, err, v)
 	}
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestDetectTxnOrderViolation(t *testing.T) {
 	cli.SetEndpoints(clus.Members[2].GRPCURL)
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // FIXME: Figure out how pause SetEndpoints sufficiently that this is not needed
 	_, err = orderingKv.Get(ctx, "foo", clientv3.WithSerializable())
-	if !errors.Is(err, errOrderViolation) {
+	if err != errOrderViolation {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", errOrderViolation, err)
 	}
 	orderingTxn = orderingKv.Txn(ctx)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestDetectTxnOrderViolation(t *testing.T) {
 	).Then(
 		clientv3.OpGet("foo", clientv3.WithSerializable()),
 	).Commit()
-	if !errors.Is(err, errOrderViolation) {
+	if err != errOrderViolation {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", errOrderViolation, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_util_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_util_test.go
index 6313957bf3f..ebac39981a9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_util_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/ordering_util_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package clientv3test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ func TestEndpointSwitchResolvesViolation(t *testing.T) {
 	cli.SetEndpoints(clus.Members[2].GRPCURL)
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // give enough time for the operation
 	_, err = orderingKv.Get(ctx, "foo", clientv3.WithSerializable())
-	if !errors.Is(err, ordering.ErrNoGreaterRev) {
+	if err != ordering.ErrNoGreaterRev {
 		t.Fatal("While speaking to partitioned leader, we should get ErrNoGreaterRev error")
 	}
 
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ func TestUnresolvableOrderViolation(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // give enough time for operation
 
 	_, err = OrderingKv.Get(ctx, "foo", clientv3.WithSerializable())
-	if !errors.Is(err, ordering.ErrNoGreaterRev) {
+	if err != ordering.ErrNoGreaterRev {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ordering.ErrNoGreaterRev, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/txn_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/txn_test.go
index 221247d2f7a..84a56146d99 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/txn_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/txn_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package clientv3test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ func TestTxnError(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
 	_, err := kv.Txn(ctx).Then(clientv3.OpPut("foo", "bar1"), clientv3.OpPut("foo", "bar2")).Commit()
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrDuplicateKey) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrDuplicateKey {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrDuplicateKey, err)
 	}
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func TestTxnError(t *testing.T) {
 		ops[i] = clientv3.OpPut(fmt.Sprintf("foo%d", i), "")
 	}
 	_, err = kv.Txn(ctx).Then(ops...).Commit()
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrTooManyOps) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrTooManyOps {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrTooManyOps, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/clientv3/user_test.go b/tests/integration/clientv3/user_test.go
index 7ed13e7ed44..49b4c18ea45 100644
--- a/tests/integration/clientv3/user_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/clientv3/user_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package clientv3test
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -42,17 +41,17 @@ func TestUserError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	_, err = authapi.UserAdd(context.TODO(), "foo", "bar")
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrUserAlreadyExist) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrUserAlreadyExist {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrUserAlreadyExist, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = authapi.UserDelete(context.TODO(), "not-exist-user")
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrUserNotFound) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrUserNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrUserNotFound, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = authapi.UserGrantRole(context.TODO(), "foo", "test-role-does-not-exist")
-	if !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrRoleNotFound) {
+	if err != rpctypes.ErrRoleNotFound {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrRoleNotFound, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ func TestUserErrorAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	authSetupRoot(t, authapi.Auth)
 
 	// unauthenticated client
-	if _, err := authapi.UserAdd(context.TODO(), "foo", "bar"); !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrUserEmpty) {
+	if _, err := authapi.UserAdd(context.TODO(), "foo", "bar"); err != rpctypes.ErrUserEmpty {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrUserEmpty, err)
 	}
 
@@ -128,11 +127,11 @@ func TestUserErrorAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		DialOptions: []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithBlock()},
 	}
 	cfg.Username, cfg.Password = "wrong-id", "123"
-	if _, err := integration2.NewClient(t, cfg); !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed) {
+	if _, err := integration2.NewClient(t, cfg); err != rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
 	cfg.Username, cfg.Password = "root", "wrong-pass"
-	if _, err := integration2.NewClient(t, cfg); !errors.Is(err, rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed) {
+	if _, err := integration2.NewClient(t, cfg); err != rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", rpctypes.ErrAuthFailed, err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_grpc_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_grpc_test.go
index 8efeb5d522d..2cc4ab66032 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_grpc_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_grpc_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package integration
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ func TestV3PutRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer cancel()
 	reqput := &pb.PutRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), Value: []byte("bar")}
 	_, err := kvc.Put(ctx, reqput)
-	if err != nil && errors.Is(err, ctx.Err()) {
+	if err != nil && err == ctx.Err() {
 		t.Fatalf("expected grpc error, got local ctx error (%v)", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -1600,7 +1599,7 @@ func TestTLSGRPCRejectSecureClient(t *testing.T) {
 	if client != nil || err == nil {
 		client.Close()
 		t.Fatalf("expected no client")
-	} else if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+	} else if err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error (%v)", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -1777,7 +1776,7 @@ func testTLSReload(
 	// 5. expect dial time-out when loading expired certs
 	select {
 	case gerr := <-errc:
-		if !errors.Is(gerr, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+		if gerr != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", context.DeadlineExceeded, gerr)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_tls_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_tls_test.go
index fbdf2bb8b5e..a13ad5c0beb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_tls_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_tls_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package integration
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ func testTLSCipherSuites(t *testing.T, valid bool) {
 	if cli != nil {
 		cli.Close()
 	}
-	if !valid && !errors.Is(cerr, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+	if !valid && cerr != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %v with TLS handshake failure, got %v", context.DeadlineExceeded, cerr)
 	}
 	if valid && cerr != nil {