diff --git a/internal/pool/conn_check_dummy.go b/internal/pool/conn_check_dummy.go
index 095bbd1a72..f971d94c47 100644
--- a/internal/pool/conn_check_dummy.go
+++ b/internal/pool/conn_check_dummy.go
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@
 
 package pool
 
-import "net"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+)
 
-func connCheck(conn net.Conn) error {
+// errUnexpectedRead is placeholder error variable for non-unix build constraints
+var errUnexpectedRead = errors.New("unexpected read from socket")
+
+func connCheck(_ net.Conn) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // since we can't check for data on the socket, we just assume there is some
-func maybeHasData(conn net.Conn) bool {
+func maybeHasData(_ net.Conn) bool {
 	return true
 }