diff --git a/genesis.go b/genesis.go
index 3ec7b63f..adbfbb0b 100644
--- a/genesis.go
+++ b/genesis.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 var genesisCoinbaseTx = MsgTx{
 	Version: 1,
 	TxIn: []*TxIn{
-		&TxIn{
+		{
 			PreviousOutpoint: OutPoint{
 				Hash:  ShaHash{},
 				Index: 0xffffffff,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var genesisCoinbaseTx = MsgTx{
 		},
 	},
 	TxOut: []*TxOut{
-		&TxOut{
+		{
 			Value: 0x12a05f200,
 			PkScript: []byte{
 				0x41, 0x04, 0x67, 0x8a, 0xfd, 0xb0, 0xfe, 0x55, /* |A.g....U| */
diff --git a/msgblock_test.go b/msgblock_test.go
index ae252436..c736e6ce 100644
--- a/msgblock_test.go
+++ b/msgblock_test.go
@@ -470,10 +470,10 @@ var blockOne = btcwire.MsgBlock{
 		Nonce:     0x9962e301,               // 2573394689
 	},
 	Transactions: []*btcwire.MsgTx{
-		&btcwire.MsgTx{
+		{
 			Version: 1,
 			TxIn: []*btcwire.TxIn{
-				&btcwire.TxIn{
+				{
 					PreviousOutpoint: btcwire.OutPoint{
 						Hash:  btcwire.ShaHash{},
 						Index: 0xffffffff,
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ var blockOne = btcwire.MsgBlock{
 				},
 			},
 			TxOut: []*btcwire.TxOut{
-				&btcwire.TxOut{
+				{
 					Value: 0x12a05f200,
 					PkScript: []byte{
 						0x41, // OP_DATA_65
@@ -551,5 +551,5 @@ var blockOneBytes = []byte{
 
 // Transaction location information for block one transactions.
 var blockOneTxLocs = []btcwire.TxLoc{
-	btcwire.TxLoc{TxStart: 81, TxLen: 134},
+	{TxStart: 81, TxLen: 134},
 }
diff --git a/msgtx_test.go b/msgtx_test.go
index 47b1f1d9..5688baa2 100644
--- a/msgtx_test.go
+++ b/msgtx_test.go
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func TestTxSerializeSize(t *testing.T) {
 var multiTx = &btcwire.MsgTx{
 	Version: 1,
 	TxIn: []*btcwire.TxIn{
-		&btcwire.TxIn{
+		{
 			PreviousOutpoint: btcwire.OutPoint{
 				Hash:  btcwire.ShaHash{},
 				Index: 0xffffffff,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ var multiTx = &btcwire.MsgTx{
 		},
 	},
 	TxOut: []*btcwire.TxOut{
-		&btcwire.TxOut{
+		{
 			Value: 0x12a05f200,
 			PkScript: []byte{
 				0x41, // OP_DATA_65