diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 9b4140de063..0a1c8ea87ec 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ linters-settings:
   testifylint:
     enable-all: true
     disable:
-      - expected-actual
       - float-compare
       - formatter
       - require-error
diff --git a/bridges/otellogr/convert_test.go b/bridges/otellogr/convert_test.go
index bec3f4c4405..d39afb9137e 100644
--- a/bridges/otellogr/convert_test.go
+++ b/bridges/otellogr/convert_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestConvertValue(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, convertValue(tt.value), tt.wantValue)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantValue, convertValue(tt.value))
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config/metric_test.go b/config/metric_test.go
index 34ead1fddb9..677fb3704b5 100644
--- a/config/metric_test.go
+++ b/config/metric_test.go
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ func TestInstrumentType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := instrumentKind(tt.instType)
 			if tt.wantErr != nil {
-				require.Equal(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+				require.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err)
 				require.Zero(t, got)
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/otelaws/aws_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/otelaws/aws_test.go
index 46edfbd82a7..91c03aec27c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/otelaws/aws_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/otelaws/aws_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func Test_Span_name(t *testing.T) {
 	operation1 := ""
 	operation2 := "Operation"
 
-	assert.Equal(t, spanName(serviceID1, operation1), "")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", spanName(serviceID1, operation1))
 	assert.Equal(t, spanName(serviceID1, operation2), "."+operation2)
 	assert.Equal(t, spanName(serviceID2, operation1), serviceID2)
 	assert.Equal(t, spanName(serviceID2, operation2), serviceID2+"."+operation2)
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/test/restful_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/test/restful_test.go
index b34c6dc7344..4c0845086e5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/test/restful_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/emicklei/go-restful/otelrestful/test/restful_test.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func TestSpanStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			container.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil))
 
 			require.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1, "should emit a span")
-			assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, tc.wantSpanStatus, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantSpanStatus, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
index 6af02d2cbd2..fb8698422dc 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gintrace_test.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestSpanStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			router.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil))
 
 			require.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1, "should emit a span")
-			assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, tc.wantSpanStatus, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantSpanStatus, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestSpanName(t *testing.T) {
 			router.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest("GET", tc.requestPath, nil))
 
 			require.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1, "should emit a span")
-			assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Name(), tc.wantSpanName, "span name not correct")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantSpanName, sr.Ended()[0].Name(), "span name not correct")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
index 8f370ce59ba..b009022b1bb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux/test/mux_test.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestNotFoundIsNotError(t *testing.T) {
 		attribute.String("http.method", "GET"),
 		attribute.String("http.route", "/does/not/exist"),
 	)
-	assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, codes.Unset)
+	assert.Equal(t, codes.Unset, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code)
 }
 
 func assertSpan(t *testing.T, span sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, name string, kind trace.SpanKind, attrs ...attribute.KeyValue) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func assertSpan(t *testing.T, span sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, name string, kind trac
 		if !assert.Contains(t, got, want.Key) {
 			continue
 		}
-		assert.Equal(t, got[want.Key], want.Value)
+		assert.Equal(t, want.Value, got[want.Key])
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/metadata_supplier_test.go b/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/metadata_supplier_test.go
index 7805a4af307..539258871e8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/metadata_supplier_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc/metadata_supplier_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ func TestMetadataSupplier(t *testing.T) {
 	ms := &metadataSupplier{&md}
 
 	v1 := ms.Get("k1")
-	assert.Equal(t, v1, "v1")
+	assert.Equal(t, "v1", v1)
 
 	ms.Set("k2", "v2")
 
 	v1 = ms.Get("k1")
 	v2 := ms.Get("k2")
-	assert.Equal(t, v1, "v1")
-	assert.Equal(t, v2, "v2")
+	assert.Equal(t, "v1", v1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "v2", v2)
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/gopkg.in/macaron.v1/otelmacaron/test/macaron_test.go b/instrumentation/gopkg.in/macaron.v1/otelmacaron/test/macaron_test.go
index 0cb317e96b2..825a9f1dc5d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/gopkg.in/macaron.v1/otelmacaron/test/macaron_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/gopkg.in/macaron.v1/otelmacaron/test/macaron_test.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestSpanStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			m.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil))
 
 			require.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1, "should emit a span")
-			assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, tc.wantSpanStatus, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantSpanStatus, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
index 726f318e2c1..31c174af8e3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/test/handler_test.go
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func TestSpanStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			h.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/", nil))
 
 			require.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 1, "should emit a span")
-			assert.Equal(t, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, tc.wantSpanStatus, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantSpanStatus, sr.Ended()[0].Status().Code, "should only set Error status for HTTP statuses >= 500")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/propagators/aws/xray/idgenerator_test.go b/propagators/aws/xray/idgenerator_test.go
index bf3cd0d4c51..6b8465b2619 100644
--- a/propagators/aws/xray/idgenerator_test.go
+++ b/propagators/aws/xray/idgenerator_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestTraceIDIsValidLength(t *testing.T) {
 	traceID, _ := idg.NewIDs(context.Background())
 
 	expectedTraceIDLength := 32
-	assert.Equal(t, len(traceID.String()), expectedTraceIDLength, "TraceID has incorrect length.")
+	assert.Len(t, traceID.String(), expectedTraceIDLength, "TraceID has incorrect length.")
 }
 
 func TestTraceIDIsUnique(t *testing.T) {
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ func TestSpanIDIsValidLength(t *testing.T) {
 	spanID2 := idg.NewSpanID(context.Background(), traceID)
 	expectedSpanIDLength := 16
 
-	assert.Equal(t, len(spanID1.String()), expectedSpanIDLength, "SpanID has incorrect length")
-	assert.Equal(t, len(spanID2.String()), expectedSpanIDLength, "SpanID has incorrect length")
+	assert.Len(t, spanID1.String(), expectedSpanIDLength, "SpanID has incorrect length")
+	assert.Len(t, spanID2.String(), expectedSpanIDLength, "SpanID has incorrect length")
 }
 
 func TestSpanIDIsUnique(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/fallback_sampler_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/fallback_sampler_test.go
index 39c4609c8be..d912449fd01 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/fallback_sampler_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/fallback_sampler_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 func TestSampleUsingFallbackSampler(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := NewFallbackSampler()
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, fs.defaultSampler)
-	assert.Equal(t, fs.quotaBalance, 1.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1.0, fs.quotaBalance)
 
 	sd := fs.ShouldSample(trace.SamplingParameters{})
 	assert.Equal(t, trace.RecordAndSample, sd.Decision)
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ func TestBorrowWithLargeElapsedTime(t *testing.T) {
 	// Increase the time by 9 seconds
 	borrowed = fs.take(time.Unix(1500000009, 0), 1.0)
 	assert.True(t, borrowed)
-	assert.Equal(t, fs.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, fs.quotaBalance)
 }
 
 // assert fallback sampling description.
 func TestFallbackSamplerDescription(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := NewFallbackSampler()
 	s := fs.Description()
-	assert.Equal(t, s, "FallbackSampler{fallback sampling with sampling config of 1 req/sec and 5% of additional requests}")
+	assert.Equal(t, "FallbackSampler{fallback sampling with sampling config of 1 req/sec and 5% of additional requests}", s)
 }
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/client_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/client_test.go
index 2492477de45..9acace7506d 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/client_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/client_test.go
@@ -100,26 +100,26 @@ func TestGetSamplingRules(t *testing.T) {
 	samplingRules, err := client.getSamplingRules(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.RuleName, "Default")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ServiceType, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.Host, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.URLPath, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize, 60.0)
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.FixedRate, 0.5)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.RuleName, "test-rule")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.ServiceType, "local")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.Host, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.URLPath, "/aws-sdk-call")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize, 3.0)
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.FixedRate, 0.09)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.RuleName, "test-rule-1")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.ServiceType, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.Host, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.URLPath, "*")
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize, 100.0)
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.FixedRate, 0.09)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Default", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.RuleName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ServiceType)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.URLPath)
+	assert.Equal(t, 60.0, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.5, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.FixedRate)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-rule", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.RuleName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "local", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.ServiceType)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "/aws-sdk-call", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.URLPath)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3.0, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.09, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[1].SamplingRule.FixedRate)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "test-rule-1", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.RuleName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.ServiceType)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "*", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.URLPath)
+	assert.Equal(t, 100.0, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.09, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[2].SamplingRule.FixedRate)
 }
 
 func TestGetSamplingRulesWithMissingValues(t *testing.T) {
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ func TestGetSamplingRulesWithMissingValues(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Priority and ReservoirSize are missing in API response so they are assigned as nil
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.Priority, int64(0))
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(0), samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.Priority)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.ReservoirSize)
 
 	// other values are stored as expected
-	assert.Equal(t, samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.RuleName, "Default")
+	assert.Equal(t, "Default", samplingRules.SamplingRuleRecords[0].SamplingRule.RuleName)
 }
 
 func TestGetSamplingTargets(t *testing.T) {
@@ -188,15 +188,15 @@ func TestGetSamplingTargets(t *testing.T) {
 	samplingTragets, err := client.getSamplingTargets(ctx, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.LastRuleModification, float64(123456))
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].FixedRate, float64(5))
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].Interval, int64(5))
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].ReservoirQuota, 3.0)
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].ReservoirQuotaTTL, float64(456789))
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].RuleName, "r1")
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].RuleName, "r1")
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].ErrorCode, "200")
-	assert.Equal(t, *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].Message, "ok")
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(123456), *samplingTragets.LastRuleModification)
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(5), *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].FixedRate)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(5), *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].Interval)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3.0, *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].ReservoirQuota)
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(456789), *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].ReservoirQuotaTTL)
+	assert.Equal(t, "r1", *samplingTragets.SamplingTargetDocuments[0].RuleName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "r1", *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].RuleName)
+	assert.Equal(t, "200", *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].ErrorCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ok", *samplingTragets.UnprocessedStatistics[0].Message)
 }
 
 func TestGetSamplingTargetsMissingValues(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/manifest_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/manifest_test.go
index fd69cdf0aba..8840cdc7875 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/manifest_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/manifest_test.go
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ func TestRefreshManifestTargets(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// assert target updates
 	require.Len(t, m.Rules, 1)
-	assert.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].ruleProperties.FixedRate, 0.06)
-	assert.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quota, 23.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.06, m.Rules[0].ruleProperties.FixedRate)
+	assert.Equal(t, 23.0, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quota)
 	assert.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].reservoir.expiresAt, time.Unix(15000000, 0))
 	assert.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].reservoir.interval, time.Duration(25))
 }
@@ -1773,13 +1773,13 @@ func TestDoNotPreserveRulesWithDifferentRuleProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		SamplingRuleRecords: []*samplingRuleRecords{&ruleRecords},
 	})
 
-	require.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quota, 0.0)
-	require.Equal(t, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quotaBalance, 0.0)
-	require.Equal(t, *m.Rules[0].samplingStatistics, samplingStatistics{
+	require.Equal(t, 0.0, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quota)
+	require.Equal(t, 0.0, m.Rules[0].reservoir.quotaBalance)
+	require.Equal(t, samplingStatistics{
 		matchedRequests:  0,
 		sampledRequests:  0,
 		borrowedRequests: 0,
-	})
+	}, *m.Rules[0].samplingStatistics)
 }
 
 // validate no data race is when capturing sampling statistics in manifest while sampling.
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/reservoir_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/reservoir_test.go
index cfb4eee371a..e334f5b26c2 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/reservoir_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/reservoir_test.go
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ func TestConsumeFromReservoir(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// reservoir updates the quotaBalance for new second and allows to consume
 	// quota balance is 0 because we are consuming from reservoir for the first time
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 1.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	// once assigned quota is consumed reservoir does not allow to consume in that second
 	assert.False(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
 
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ func TestConsumeFromReservoir(t *testing.T) {
 	clock.nowTime = 1500000001
 
 	// reservoir updates the quotaBalance for new second and allows to consume
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 1.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	// once assigned quota is consumed reservoir does not allow to consume in that second
 	assert.False(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
 
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ func TestConsumeFromReservoir(t *testing.T) {
 	clock.nowTime = 1500000005
 
 	// reservoir updates the quotaBalance with one second worth of quota (even though 4 seconds have passed) and allows to consume
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 1.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	assert.True(t, r.take(clock.now(), false, 1.0))
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 }
 
 func TestZeroCapacityFailBorrow(t *testing.T) {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestZeroCapacityFailBorrow(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// start with no quota balance
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	// attempt to borrow from reservoir, and should fail since there is no capacity
 	assert.False(t, r.take(clock.now(), true, 1.0))
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func TestZeroCapacityFailBorrow(t *testing.T) {
 	clock.nowTime = 1500000005
 
 	// validate there is still no quota balance
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 0.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0.0, r.quotaBalance)
 	// again, attempt to borrow from reservoir, and should fail since there is no capacity
 	assert.False(t, r.take(clock.now(), true, 1.0))
 }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestQuotaBalanceAfterPortionOfSecond(t *testing.T) {
 	r.refreshQuotaBalanceLocked(clock.now(), false)
 
 	// assert that after half a second, quotaBalance is now quota*0.5 = 3
-	assert.Equal(t, r.quotaBalance, 3.0)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3.0, r.quotaBalance)
 }
 
 // assert quotaBalance and capacity of borrowing case.
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/rule_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/rule_test.go
index 051e7370ce5..a4ce856ec66 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/internal/rule_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/internal/rule_test.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func TestTraceIDRatioBasedSamplerFixedRateZero(t *testing.T) {
 	now := time.Unix(1500000000, 0)
 	sd := r1.Sample(trace.SamplingParameters{}, now)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, sd.Decision, trace.Drop)
+	assert.Equal(t, trace.Drop, sd.Decision)
 }
 
 func TestAppliesToMatchingWithAllAttrs(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_config_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_config_test.go
index 29e77dcebf9..c2906ca09a2 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_config_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_config_test.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := newConfig(WithSamplingRulesPollingInterval(400*time.Second), WithEndpoint(*endpoint), WithLogger(logr.Logger{}))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval, 400*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, 400*time.Second, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval)
 	assert.Equal(t, cfg.endpoint, *endpoint)
-	assert.Equal(t, cfg.logger, logr.Logger{})
+	assert.Equal(t, logr.Logger{}, cfg.logger)
 }
 
 // assert that when user did not provide values are then config would be picked up from default values.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := newConfig()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval, 300*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, 300*time.Second, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval)
 	assert.Equal(t, cfg.endpoint, *endpoint)
 	assert.Equal(t, cfg.logger, defaultLogger)
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestPartialUserProvidedConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg, err := newConfig(WithSamplingRulesPollingInterval(500 * time.Second))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval, 500*time.Second)
+	assert.Equal(t, 500*time.Second, cfg.samplingRulesPollingInterval)
 	assert.Equal(t, cfg.endpoint, *endpoint)
 	assert.Equal(t, cfg.logger, defaultLogger)
 }
diff --git a/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_test.go b/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_test.go
index a1e62a7b189..a71020abbe0 100644
--- a/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_test.go
+++ b/samplers/aws/xray/remote_sampler_test.go
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ func TestRemoteSamplerDescription(t *testing.T) {
 	rs := &remoteSampler{}
 
 	s := rs.Description()
-	assert.Equal(t, s, "AWSXRayRemoteSampler{remote sampling with AWS X-Ray}")
+	assert.Equal(t, "AWSXRayRemoteSampler{remote sampling with AWS X-Ray}", s)
 }
diff --git a/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_remote_test.go b/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_remote_test.go
index 6bdcb013f88..79d711a5f38 100644
--- a/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_remote_test.go
+++ b/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_remote_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestRemoteSamplerOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 42*time.Second, sampler.samplingRefreshInterval)
 	assert.Same(t, fetcher, sampler.samplingFetcher)
 	assert.Same(t, parser, sampler.samplingParser)
-	assert.EqualValues(t, sampler.updaters[0], &perOperationSamplerUpdater{MaxOperations: 42, OperationNameLateBinding: true})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, &perOperationSamplerUpdater{MaxOperations: 42, OperationNameLateBinding: true}, sampler.updaters[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, logger, sampler.logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_test.go b/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_test.go
index f71bdb0dc0d..243536a5a4e 100644
--- a/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_test.go
+++ b/samplers/jaegerremote/sampler_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestAdaptiveSampler(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 42, sampler.maxOperations)
 
 	sampler = newPerOperationSampler(perOperationSamplerParams{Strategies: strategies})
-	assert.Equal(t, sampler.maxOperations, 2000, "default MaxOperations applied")
+	assert.Equal(t, 2000, sampler.maxOperations, "default MaxOperations applied")
 
 	sampler = newPerOperationSampler(perOperationSamplerParams{
 		MaxOperations: testDefaultMaxOperations,
diff --git a/samplers/probability/consistent/base2_test.go b/samplers/probability/consistent/base2_test.go
index 4430c7eadd5..66334df4d96 100644
--- a/samplers/probability/consistent/base2_test.go
+++ b/samplers/probability/consistent/base2_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSplitProb(t *testing.T) {
-	require.Equal(t, -1, expFromFloat64(0.6))
-	require.Equal(t, -2, expFromFloat64(0.4))
+	require.Equal(t, -1, expFromFloat64(0.6)) //nolint:testifylint // false positive on expected-actual
+	require.Equal(t, -2, expFromFloat64(0.4)) //nolint:testifylint // false positive on expected-actual
 	require.Equal(t, 0.5, expToFloat64(-1))
 	require.Equal(t, 0.25, expToFloat64(-2))