diff --git a/mat/band_test.go b/mat/band_test.go
index 3d7674a1..ce6bebfa 100644
--- a/mat/band_test.go
+++ b/mat/band_test.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestBandDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*BandDense{
-		&BandDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Band{
 				Rows:   6,
 				Cols:   7,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func TestBandDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		&BandDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Band{
 				Rows:   6,
 				Cols:   7,
diff --git a/mat/dense_test.go b/mat/dense_test.go
index d5f5f672..c30f7726 100644
--- a/mat/dense_test.go
+++ b/mat/dense_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*Dense{
-		&Dense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.General{
 				Rows:   4,
 				Cols:   3,
diff --git a/mat/diagonal_test.go b/mat/diagonal_test.go
index b21e7d1b..c8779089 100644
--- a/mat/diagonal_test.go
+++ b/mat/diagonal_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestDiagDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*DiagDense{
-		&DiagDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Vector{
 				N:   5,
 				Inc: 2,
diff --git a/mat/symband_test.go b/mat/symband_test.go
index 5be6c53f..6484c6fe 100644
--- a/mat/symband_test.go
+++ b/mat/symband_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func TestSymBandDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*SymBandDense{
-		&SymBandDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.SymmetricBand{
 				Uplo:   blas.Upper,
 				N:      6,
diff --git a/mat/symmetric_test.go b/mat/symmetric_test.go
index 20dd4361..f155d57b 100644
--- a/mat/symmetric_test.go
+++ b/mat/symmetric_test.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestSymDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*SymDense{
-		&SymDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Symmetric{
 				Uplo:   blas.Upper,
 				N:      4,
diff --git a/mat/triangular_test.go b/mat/triangular_test.go
index 4bd09c17..f292fe14 100644
--- a/mat/triangular_test.go
+++ b/mat/triangular_test.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestTriDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*TriDense{
-		&TriDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Triangular{
 				Uplo:   blas.Upper,
 				N:      4,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestTriDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		&TriDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Triangular{
 				Uplo:   blas.Lower,
 				N:      4,
diff --git a/mat/triband_test.go b/mat/triband_test.go
index 7571e38e..4bc97a15 100644
--- a/mat/triband_test.go
+++ b/mat/triband_test.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func TestTriBandDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*TriBandDense{
-		&TriBandDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.TriangularBand{
 				Uplo:   blas.Upper,
 				N:      6,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func TestTriBandDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		&TriBandDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.TriangularBand{
 				Uplo:   blas.Lower,
 				N:      6,
diff --git a/mat/vector_test.go b/mat/vector_test.go
index 1be8313a..5bb2f723 100644
--- a/mat/vector_test.go
+++ b/mat/vector_test.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestVecDenseZero(t *testing.T) {
 	// Elements that equal 1 should be set to zero, elements that equal -1
 	// should remain unchanged.
 	for _, test := range []*VecDense{
-		&VecDense{
+		{
 			mat: blas64.Vector{
 				N:   5,
 				Inc: 2,