Test context cancellation can use 't.Context()'

Reports test code that creates a cancellable context with context.WithCancel(context.Background()) and immediately defers cancel().

In Go 1.24 and later, t.Context() returns a context that is cancelled automatically when the test ends. This makes the manual WithCancel and defer cancel() pair redundant.

Example:

func TestSomething(t *testing.T) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	defer cancel()

	if err := work(ctx); err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
}

To fix the code, use the Replace context.WithCancel with t.Context quick-fix.

After the quick-fix is applied:

func TestSomething(t *testing.T) {
	ctx := t.Context()

	if err := work(ctx); err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
}

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GoFixTestingContext

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Inspection ID: GoFixTestingContext

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GoLand 2026.2

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By default bundled with:	GoLand 2026.2, Qodana for Go 2026.2,

Last modified: 30 June 2026