diff --git a/pubsub/schemas/commit_avro_schema.go b/pubsub/schemas/commit_avro_schema.go
index bf19df0b0e..b2aea4b982 100644
--- a/pubsub/schemas/commit_avro_schema.go
+++ b/pubsub/schemas/commit_avro_schema.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/pubsub"
 )
 
-// commitAvroSchema commits a new avro schema revision to an existing schema.
+// commitAvroSchema commits a new Avro schema revision to an existing schema.
 func commitAvroSchema(w io.Writer, projectID, schemaID, avscFile string) error {
 	// projectID := "my-project-id"
 	// schemaID := "my-schema-id"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func commitAvroSchema(w io.Writer, projectID, schemaID, avscFile string) error {
 	defer client.Close()
 
 	// Read an Avro schema file formatted in JSON as a byte slice.
-	avscSource, err := ioutil.ReadFile(avscFile)
+	avscSource, err := os.ReadFile(avscFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error reading from file: %s", avscFile)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/objects/download_file_into_memory.go b/storage/objects/download_file_into_memory.go
index 632b672884..41e50fcaec 100644
--- a/storage/objects/download_file_into_memory.go
+++ b/storage/objects/download_file_into_memory.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"time"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ func downloadFileIntoMemory(w io.Writer, bucket, object string) ([]byte, error)
 	}
 	defer rc.Close()
 
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rc)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(rc)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ioutil.ReadAll: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("io.ReadAll: %w", err)
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Blob %v downloaded.\n", object)
 	return data, nil