diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 22f8d21..ee8b9bd 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 linters-settings:
-  govet:
-    check-shadowing: true
-  golint:
-    min-confidence: 0
   gocyclo:
     min-complexity: 45
-  maligned:
-    suggest-new: true
   dupl:
     threshold: 200
   goconst:
@@ -16,7 +10,6 @@ linters-settings:
 linters:
   enable-all: true
   disable:
-    - maligned
     - unparam
     - lll
     - gochecknoinits
@@ -29,9 +22,6 @@ linters:
     - wrapcheck
     - testpackage
     - nlreturn
-    - gomnd
-    - exhaustivestruct
-    - goerr113
     - errorlint
     - nestif
     - godot
@@ -39,7 +29,6 @@ linters:
     - paralleltest
     - tparallel
     - thelper
-    - ifshort
     - exhaustruct
     - varnamelen
     - gci
@@ -52,10 +41,15 @@ linters:
     - forcetypeassert
     - cyclop
     # deprecated linters
-    - deadcode
-    - interfacer
-    - scopelint
-    - varcheck
-    - structcheck
-    - golint
-    - nosnakecase
+    #- deadcode
+    #- interfacer
+    #- scopelint
+    #- varcheck
+    #- structcheck
+    #- golint
+    #- nosnakecase
+    #- maligned
+    #- goerr113
+    #- ifshort
+    #- gomnd
+    #- exhaustivestruct
diff --git a/analyzer.go b/analyzer.go
index c17aee1..36585c7 100644
--- a/analyzer.go
+++ b/analyzer.go
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
 )
 
+const (
+	allocLargeMap  = 150
+	allocMediumMap = 64
+	allocSmallMap  = 10
+)
+
 type referenceAnalysis struct {
 	schemas        map[string]spec.Ref
 	responses      map[string]spec.Ref
@@ -169,30 +175,30 @@ type Spec struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Spec) reset() {
-	s.consumes = make(map[string]struct{}, 150)
-	s.produces = make(map[string]struct{}, 150)
-	s.authSchemes = make(map[string]struct{}, 150)
-	s.operations = make(map[string]map[string]*spec.Operation, 150)
-	s.allSchemas = make(map[string]SchemaRef, 150)
-	s.allOfs = make(map[string]SchemaRef, 150)
-	s.references.schemas = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.pathItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.responses = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.parameters = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.items = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.headerItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.parameterItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.references.allRefs = make(map[string]spec.Ref, 150)
-	s.patterns.parameters = make(map[string]string, 150)
-	s.patterns.headers = make(map[string]string, 150)
-	s.patterns.items = make(map[string]string, 150)
-	s.patterns.schemas = make(map[string]string, 150)
-	s.patterns.allPatterns = make(map[string]string, 150)
-	s.enums.parameters = make(map[string][]interface{}, 150)
-	s.enums.headers = make(map[string][]interface{}, 150)
-	s.enums.items = make(map[string][]interface{}, 150)
-	s.enums.schemas = make(map[string][]interface{}, 150)
-	s.enums.allEnums = make(map[string][]interface{}, 150)
+	s.consumes = make(map[string]struct{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.produces = make(map[string]struct{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.authSchemes = make(map[string]struct{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.operations = make(map[string]map[string]*spec.Operation, allocLargeMap)
+	s.allSchemas = make(map[string]SchemaRef, allocLargeMap)
+	s.allOfs = make(map[string]SchemaRef, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.schemas = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.pathItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.responses = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.parameters = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.items = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.headerItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.parameterItems = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.references.allRefs = make(map[string]spec.Ref, allocLargeMap)
+	s.patterns.parameters = make(map[string]string, allocLargeMap)
+	s.patterns.headers = make(map[string]string, allocLargeMap)
+	s.patterns.items = make(map[string]string, allocLargeMap)
+	s.patterns.schemas = make(map[string]string, allocLargeMap)
+	s.patterns.allPatterns = make(map[string]string, allocLargeMap)
+	s.enums.parameters = make(map[string][]interface{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.enums.headers = make(map[string][]interface{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.enums.items = make(map[string][]interface{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.enums.schemas = make(map[string][]interface{}, allocLargeMap)
+	s.enums.allEnums = make(map[string][]interface{}, allocLargeMap)
 }
 
 func (s *Spec) reload() {
diff --git a/flatten.go b/flatten.go
index ebedcc9..9f67de2 100644
--- a/flatten.go
+++ b/flatten.go
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ type context struct {
 
 func newContext() *context {
 	return &context{
-		newRefs:  make(map[string]*newRef, 150),
+		newRefs:  make(map[string]*newRef, allocMediumMap),
 		warnings: make([]string, 0),
-		resolved: make(map[string]string, 50),
+		resolved: make(map[string]string, allocMediumMap),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func flattenAnonPointer(key string, v SchemaRef, refsToReplace map[string]Schema
 	if ers != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("schema analysis [%s]: %w", key, ers)
 	}
-	callers := make([]string, 0, 64)
+	callers := make([]string, 0, allocMediumMap)
 
 	debugLog("looking for callers")
 
diff --git a/flatten_name.go b/flatten_name.go
index c7d7938..1cbf940 100644
--- a/flatten_name.go
+++ b/flatten_name.go
@@ -227,10 +227,15 @@ func namesForOperation(parts sortref.SplitKey, operations map[string]operations.
 	return baseNames, startIndex
 }
 
+const (
+	minStartIndex = 2
+	minSegments   = 2
+)
+
 func namesForDefinition(parts sortref.SplitKey) ([][]string, int) {
 	nm := parts.DefinitionName()
 	if nm != "" {
-		return [][]string{{parts.DefinitionName()}}, 2
+		return [][]string{{parts.DefinitionName()}}, minStartIndex
 	}
 
 	return [][]string{}, 0
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ func namesForDefinition(parts sortref.SplitKey) ([][]string, int) {
 // partAdder knows how to interpret a schema when it comes to build a name from parts
 func partAdder(aschema *AnalyzedSchema) sortref.PartAdder {
 	return func(part string) []string {
-		segments := make([]string, 0, 2)
+		segments := make([]string, 0, minSegments)
 
 		if part == "items" || part == "additionalItems" {
 			if aschema.IsTuple || aschema.IsTupleWithExtra {
diff --git a/internal/flatten/replace/replace.go b/internal/flatten/replace/replace.go
index c0f43e7..93677f9 100644
--- a/internal/flatten/replace/replace.go
+++ b/internal/flatten/replace/replace.go
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 )
 
-const definitionsPath = "#/definitions"
+const (
+	definitionsPath = "#/definitions"
+	allocMediumMap  = 64
+)
 
 var debugLog = debug.GetLogger("analysis/flatten/replace", os.Getenv("SWAGGER_DEBUG") != "")
 
@@ -336,8 +339,8 @@ func DeepestRef(sp *spec.Swagger, opts *spec.ExpandOptions, ref spec.Ref) (*Deep
 	}
 
 	currentRef := ref
-	visited := make(map[string]bool, 64)
-	warnings := make([]string, 0, 2)
+	visited := make(map[string]bool, allocMediumMap)
+	warnings := make([]string, 0)
 
 DOWNREF:
 	for currentRef.String() != "" {
diff --git a/internal/flatten/schutils/flatten_schema.go b/internal/flatten/schutils/flatten_schema.go
index 4590236..23ed56e 100644
--- a/internal/flatten/schutils/flatten_schema.go
+++ b/internal/flatten/schutils/flatten_schema.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/swag"
 )
 
+const allocLargeMap = 150
+
 // Save registers a schema as an entry in spec #/definitions
 func Save(sp *spec.Swagger, name string, schema *spec.Schema) {
 	if schema == nil {
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ func Save(sp *spec.Swagger, name string, schema *spec.Schema) {
 	}
 
 	if sp.Definitions == nil {
-		sp.Definitions = make(map[string]spec.Schema, 150)
+		sp.Definitions = make(map[string]spec.Schema, allocLargeMap)
 	}
 
 	sp.Definitions[name] = *schema
diff --git a/mixin.go b/mixin.go
index 7785a29..17cdb4f 100644
--- a/mixin.go
+++ b/mixin.go
@@ -474,23 +474,23 @@ func initPrimary(primary *spec.Swagger) {
 	}
 
 	if primary.Security == nil {
-		primary.Security = make([]map[string][]string, 0, 10)
+		primary.Security = make([]map[string][]string, 0, allocSmallMap)
 	}
 
 	if primary.Produces == nil {
-		primary.Produces = make([]string, 0, 10)
+		primary.Produces = make([]string, 0, allocSmallMap)
 	}
 
 	if primary.Consumes == nil {
-		primary.Consumes = make([]string, 0, 10)
+		primary.Consumes = make([]string, 0, allocSmallMap)
 	}
 
 	if primary.Tags == nil {
-		primary.Tags = make([]spec.Tag, 0, 10)
+		primary.Tags = make([]spec.Tag, 0, allocSmallMap)
 	}
 
 	if primary.Schemes == nil {
-		primary.Schemes = make([]string, 0, 10)
+		primary.Schemes = make([]string, 0, allocSmallMap)
 	}
 
 	if primary.Paths == nil {