diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index a9c0517397e9d..9b6e8ad4719c6 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ linters:
     - staticcheck
     - stylecheck
     - typecheck
+    - thelper
     - unconvert
     - unparam
     - unused
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index f08859b12ffa5..6a8650bebae04 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -414,10 +414,10 @@ func RegisterSwaggerAPI(rtr *mux.Router) {
 	rtr.PathPrefix("/swagger/").Handler(http.StripPrefix("/swagger/", staticServer))
 }
 
-func (app *GaiaApp) OnTxSucceeded(ctx sdk.Context, sourcePort, sourceChannel string, txHash []byte, txBytes []byte) {
+func (app *GaiaApp) OnTxSucceeded(_ sdk.Context, _, _ string, _ []byte, _ []byte) {
 }
 
-func (app *GaiaApp) OnTxFailed(ctx sdk.Context, sourcePort, sourceChannel string, txHash []byte, txBytes []byte) {
+func (app *GaiaApp) OnTxFailed(_ sdk.Context, _, _ string, _ []byte, _ []byte) {
 }
 
 // TestingApp functions
@@ -436,6 +436,6 @@ func (app *GaiaApp) GetTxConfig() client.TxConfig {
 type EmptyAppOptions struct{}
 
 // Get implements AppOptions
-func (ao EmptyAppOptions) Get(o string) interface{} {
+func (ao EmptyAppOptions) Get(_ string) interface{} {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/app/app_test.go b/app/app_test.go
index f5b29d8f52626..3f3e6b6ae3335 100644
--- a/app/app_test.go
+++ b/app/app_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 type EmptyAppOptions struct{}
 
-func (ao EmptyAppOptions) Get(o string) interface{} {
+func (ao EmptyAppOptions) Get(_ string) interface{} {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/test_helpers.go b/app/helpers/test_helpers.go
index a0a61634ae288..ccf03d641b6b2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/test_helpers.go
+++ b/app/helpers/test_helpers.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (pv PV) GetPubKey() (crypto.PubKey, error) {
 
 type EmptyAppOptions struct{}
 
-func (EmptyAppOptions) Get(o string) interface{} { return nil }
+func (EmptyAppOptions) Get(_ string) interface{} { return nil }
 
 func Setup(t *testing.T) *gaiaapp.GaiaApp {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ func genesisStateWithValSet(t *testing.T,
 	valSet *tmtypes.ValidatorSet, genAccs []authtypes.GenesisAccount,
 	balances ...banktypes.Balance,
 ) gaiaapp.GenesisState {
+	t.Helper()
 	// set genesis accounts
 	authGenesis := authtypes.NewGenesisState(authtypes.DefaultParams(), genAccs)
 	genesisState[authtypes.ModuleName] = app.AppCodec().MustMarshalJSON(authGenesis)
diff --git a/app/upgrades/v7/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/v7/upgrades.go
index c68799b56ea47..3ba7db9affdde 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v7/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v7/upgrades.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func CreateUpgradeHandler(
 	mm *module.Manager,
 	configurator module.Configurator,
-	keepers *keepers.AppKeepers,
+	_ *keepers.AppKeepers,
 ) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 	return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, vm module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 		vm[icatypes.ModuleName] = mm.Modules[icatypes.ModuleName].ConsensusVersion()
diff --git a/app/upgrades/v9/upgrades.go b/app/upgrades/v9/upgrades.go
index 3ae7b17bec15f..44a20a120aca6 100644
--- a/app/upgrades/v9/upgrades.go
+++ b/app/upgrades/v9/upgrades.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 func CreateUpgradeHandler(
 	mm *module.Manager,
 	configurator module.Configurator,
-	keepers *keepers.AppKeepers,
+	_ *keepers.AppKeepers,
 ) upgradetypes.UpgradeHandler {
 	return func(ctx sdk.Context, plan upgradetypes.Plan, vm module.VersionMap) (module.VersionMap, error) {
 		ctx.Logger().Info("Starting module migrations...")
diff --git a/x/globalfee/genesis_test.go b/x/globalfee/genesis_test.go
index bde6e10975320..02f90ce538afb 100644
--- a/x/globalfee/genesis_test.go
+++ b/x/globalfee/genesis_test.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func TestInitExportGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func setupTestStore(t *testing.T) (sdk.Context, simappparams.EncodingConfig, paramstypes.Subspace) {
+	t.Helper()
 	db := dbm.NewMemDB()
 	ms := store.NewCommitMultiStore(db)
 	encCfg := simapp.MakeTestEncodingConfig()
diff --git a/x/globalfee/module.go b/x/globalfee/module.go
index 2549e8403ce55..d2cf91c0f41eb 100644
--- a/x/globalfee/module.go
+++ b/x/globalfee/module.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (a AppModuleBasic) DefaultGenesis(cdc codec.JSONCodec) json.RawMessage {
 	})
 }
 
-func (a AppModuleBasic) ValidateGenesis(marshaler codec.JSONCodec, config client.TxEncodingConfig, message json.RawMessage) error {
+func (a AppModuleBasic) ValidateGenesis(marshaler codec.JSONCodec, _ client.TxEncodingConfig, message json.RawMessage) error {
 	var data types.GenesisState
 	err := marshaler.UnmarshalJSON(message, &data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ func (a AppModuleBasic) ValidateGenesis(marshaler codec.JSONCodec, config client
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterInterfaces(registry codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
+func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterInterfaces(_ codectypes.InterfaceRegistry) {
 }
 
-func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterRESTRoutes(context client.Context, router *mux.Router) {
+func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterRESTRoutes(_ client.Context, _ *mux.Router) {
 }
 
 func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterGRPCGatewayRoutes(clientCtx client.Context, mux *runtime.ServeMux) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (a AppModuleBasic) GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	return cli.GetQueryCmd()
 }
 
-func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(amino *codec.LegacyAmino) {
+func (a AppModuleBasic) RegisterLegacyAminoCodec(_ *codec.LegacyAmino) {
 }
 
 type AppModule struct {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (a AppModule) ExportGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, marshaler codec.JSONCodec) jso
 	return marshaler.MustMarshalJSON(&genState)
 }
 
-func (a AppModule) RegisterInvariants(registry sdk.InvariantRegistry) {
+func (a AppModule) RegisterInvariants(_ sdk.InvariantRegistry) {
 }
 
 func (a AppModule) Route() sdk.Route {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (a AppModule) QuerierRoute() string {
 	return types.QuerierRoute
 }
 
-func (a AppModule) LegacyQuerierHandler(amino *codec.LegacyAmino) sdk.Querier {
+func (a AppModule) LegacyQuerierHandler(_ *codec.LegacyAmino) sdk.Querier {
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ func (a AppModule) RegisterServices(cfg module.Configurator) {
 	types.RegisterQueryServer(cfg.QueryServer(), NewGrpcQuerier(a.paramSpace))
 }
 
-func (a AppModule) BeginBlock(context sdk.Context, block abci.RequestBeginBlock) {
+func (a AppModule) BeginBlock(_ sdk.Context, _ abci.RequestBeginBlock) {
 }
 
-func (a AppModule) EndBlock(context sdk.Context, block abci.RequestEndBlock) []abci.ValidatorUpdate {
+func (a AppModule) EndBlock(_ sdk.Context, _ abci.RequestEndBlock) []abci.ValidatorUpdate {
 	return nil
 }