diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 9faef09956d8..9bcaf6fed17b 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ STATICCHECK_ANALYZERS = [
     "sa4003",
     "sa4004",
     "sa4005",
-    # "sa4006", # TODO: Fix violations of unused arguments.
+    "sa4006",
     "sa4008",
     "sa4009",
     "sa4010",
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ STATICCHECK_ANALYZERS = [
     "sa6006",
     "sa9001",
     "sa9002",
-    #"sa9003", # Doesn't build
+    #"sa9003", # Doesn't build. See https://github.com/dominikh/go-tools/pull/1483
     "sa9004",
     "sa9005",
     "sa9006",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
index 0df899962530..177f931ba929 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *Service) headBlock() (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 // It does a full copy on head state for immutability.
 // This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headState(ctx context.Context) state.BeaconState {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headState")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headState")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	return s.head.state.Copy()
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (s *Service) headState(ctx context.Context) state.BeaconState {
 // It does not perform a copy of the head state.
 // This is a lock free version.
 func (s *Service) headStateReadOnly(ctx context.Context) state.ReadOnlyBeaconState {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headStateReadOnly")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.headStateReadOnly")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	return s.head.state
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
index 0b416a224cc2..023cfe579520 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte{'B'})))
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpb.StateSummary{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'B'}, fieldparams.RootLength)}))
 
-	s2, err := service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
+	_, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "epoch 2 root 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000: not a checkpoint in forkchoice", err)
 
 	st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 33, [32]byte(cp2.Root), [32]byte(cp1.Root), [32]byte{'R'}, cp2, cp2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
 
-	s2, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
+	s2, err := service.getAttPreState(ctx, cp2)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, s2.Slot(), "Unexpected state slot")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
index 879659fc4a13..c69a747a17e1 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func New() (*DepositCache, error) {
 // InsertDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blo
 
 // InsertDepositContainers inserts a set of deposit containers into our deposit cache.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*ethpb.DepositContainer) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*eth
 // InsertFinalizedDeposits inserts deposits up to eth1DepositIndex (inclusive) into the finalized deposits cache.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context,
 	eth1DepositIndex int64, _ common.Hash, _ uint64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context,
 
 // AllDepositContainers returns all historical deposit containers.
 func (dc *DepositCache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.AllDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.AllDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) allDeposits(untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
 // DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight returns number of deposits made up to blockheight and the
 // root that corresponds to the latest deposit at that blockheight.
 func (dc *DepositCache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *big.Int) (uint64, [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, block
 // DepositByPubkey looks through historical deposits and finds one which contains
 // a certain public key within its deposit data.
 func (dc *DepositCache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Deposit, *big.Int) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositByPubkey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.DepositByPubkey")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*et
 
 // FinalizedDeposits returns the finalized deposits trie.
 func (dc *DepositCache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.FinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.FinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedD
 // NonFinalizedDeposits returns the list of non-finalized deposits until the given block number (inclusive).
 // If no block is specified then this method returns all non-finalized deposits.
 func (dc *DepositCache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int64, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedI
 
 // PruneProofs removes proofs from all deposits whose index is equal or less than untilDepositIndex.
 func (dc *DepositCache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PruneProofs")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PruneProofs")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
index 628720a49d77..aa4e8f664b98 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/pending_deposits.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type PendingDepositsFetcher interface {
 // InsertPendingDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (dc *DepositCache) InsertPendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertPendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.InsertPendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) PendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int)
 // PendingContainers returns a list of deposit containers until the given block number
 // (inclusive).
 func (dc *DepositCache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	dc.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer dc.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int
 // RemovePendingDeposit from the database. The deposit is indexed by the
 // Index. This method does nothing if deposit ptr is nil.
 func (dc *DepositCache) RemovePendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.RemovePendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.RemovePendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if d == nil {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) RemovePendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Depos
 
 // PrunePendingDeposits removes any deposit which is older than the given deposit merkle tree index.
 func (dc *DepositCache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PrunePendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "DepositsCache.PrunePendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if merkleTreeIndex == 0 {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go
index 370f718d438a..787ff2edbb2b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_fetcher.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *Cache) allDeposits(untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
 
 // AllDepositContainers returns all historical deposit containers.
 func (c *Cache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.AllDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.AllDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *Cache) AllDepositContainers(ctx context.Context) []*ethpb.DepositContai
 // DepositByPubkey looks through historical deposits and finds one which contains
 // a certain public key within its deposit data.
 func (c *Cache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Deposit, *big.Int) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositByPubkey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositByPubkey")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *Cache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*ethpb.Depo
 // DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight returns number of deposits made up to blockheight and the
 // root that corresponds to the latest deposit at that blockheight.
 func (c *Cache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *big.Int) (uint64, [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (c *Cache) DepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(ctx context.Context, blockHeight *
 
 // FinalizedDeposits returns the finalized deposits trie.
 func (c *Cache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.FinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.FinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (c *Cache) FinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context) (cache.FinalizedDeposits,
 // NonFinalizedDeposits returns the list of non-finalized deposits until the given block number (inclusive).
 // If no block is specified then this method returns all non-finalized deposits.
 func (c *Cache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int64, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.Deposit {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.NonFinalizedDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (c *Cache) NonFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, lastFinalizedIndex int
 
 // PruneProofs removes proofs from all deposits whose index is equal or less than untilDepositIndex.
 func (c *Cache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PruneProofs")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PruneProofs")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PruneProofs(ctx context.Context, untilDepositIndex int64) error
 
 // PrunePendingDeposits removes any deposit which is older than the given deposit merkle tree index.
 func (c *Cache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PrunePendingDeposits")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PrunePendingDeposits")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if merkleTreeIndex == 0 {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PrunePendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, merkleTreeIndex int64)
 // InsertPendingDeposit into the database. If deposit or block number are nil
 // then this method does nothing.
 func (c *Cache) InsertPendingDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertPendingDeposit")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertPendingDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func (c *Cache) PendingDeposits(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb
 // PendingContainers returns a list of deposit containers until the given block number
 // (inclusive).
 func (c *Cache) PendingContainers(ctx context.Context, untilBlk *big.Int) []*ethpb.DepositContainer {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PendingContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.PendingContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.RLock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.RUnlock()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go
index 69dd23cb51d8..b3f2206cc061 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/cache/depositsnapshot/deposit_inserter.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ var (
 func (c *Cache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum uint64, index int64, depositRoot [32]byte) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDeposit")
 	defer span.End()
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
 	if d == nil {
 		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 			"block":        blockNum,
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func (c *Cache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blockNum ui
 
 // InsertDepositContainers inserts a set of deposit containers into our deposit cache.
 func (c *Cache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*ethpb.DepositContainer) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDepositContainers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Cache.InsertDepositContainers")
 	defer span.End()
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()
@@ -89,6 +92,10 @@ func (c *Cache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, eth1DepositIndex in
 	c.depositsLock.Lock()
 	defer c.depositsLock.Unlock()
 
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+
 	depositTrie := c.finalizedDeposits.depositTree
 	insertIndex := int(c.finalizedDeposits.MerkleTrieIndex() + 1)
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
index 9af5f5db2ee5..cf77722ff084 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type AttDelta struct {
 
 // InitializePrecomputeValidators precomputes individual validator for its attested balances and the total sum of validators attested balances of the epoch.
 func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.InitializePrecomputeValidators")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.InitializePrecomputeValidators")
 	defer span.End()
 	vals := make([]*precompute.Validator, beaconState.NumValidators())
 	bal := &precompute.Balance{}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func ProcessInactivityScores(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	vals []*precompute.Validator,
 ) (state.BeaconState, []*precompute.Validator, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessInactivityScores")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessInactivityScores")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func ProcessEpochParticipation(
 	bal *precompute.Balance,
 	vals []*precompute.Validator,
 ) ([]*precompute.Validator, *precompute.Balance, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessEpochParticipation")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "altair.ProcessEpochParticipation")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	cp, err := beaconState.CurrentEpochParticipation()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
index a6109152620f..cc0060030324 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // pre computed instances of validators attesting records and total
 // balances attested in an epoch.
 func New(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState) ([]*Validator, *Balance, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "precomputeEpoch.New")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "precomputeEpoch.New")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	pValidators := make([]*Validator, s.NumValidators())
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/archived_point.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/archived_point.go
index 6beff55fe6d2..0a307b45b77f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/archived_point.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/archived_point.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // LastArchivedSlot from the db.
 func (s *Store) LastArchivedSlot(ctx context.Context) (primitives.Slot, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastArchivedSlot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastArchivedSlot")
 	defer span.End()
 	var index primitives.Slot
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (s *Store) LastArchivedSlot(ctx context.Context) (primitives.Slot, error) {
 
 // LastArchivedRoot from the db.
 func (s *Store) LastArchivedRoot(ctx context.Context) [32]byte {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastArchivedRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastArchivedRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var blockRoot []byte
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (s *Store) LastArchivedRoot(ctx context.Context) [32]byte {
 // ArchivedPointRoot returns the block root of an archived point from the DB.
 // This is essential for cold state management and to restore a cold state.
 func (s *Store) ArchivedPointRoot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) [32]byte {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.ArchivedPointRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.ArchivedPointRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var blockRoot []byte
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (s *Store) ArchivedPointRoot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) [32
 
 // HasArchivedPoint returns true if an archived point exists in DB.
 func (s *Store) HasArchivedPoint(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasArchivedPoint")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasArchivedPoint")
 	defer span.End()
 	var exists bool
 	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go
index 1648229d70de..3cbd0e11913a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *Store) Block(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (interfaces.ReadO
 // at the time the chain was started, used to initialize the database and chain
 // without syncing from genesis.
 func (s *Store) OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var root [32]byte
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (s *Store) OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error)
 
 // BackfillBlockRoot keeps track of the highest block available before the OriginCheckpointBlockRoot
 func (s *Store) BackfillBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BackfillBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BackfillBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var root [32]byte
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *Store) BlockRoots(ctx context.Context, f *filters.QueryFilter) ([][32]b
 
 // HasBlock checks if a block by root exists in the db.
 func (s *Store) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasBlock")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 	if v, ok := s.blockCache.Get(string(blockRoot[:])); v != nil && ok {
 		return true
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func (s *Store) GenesisBlock(ctx context.Context) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeac
 }
 
 func (s *Store) GenesisBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.GenesisBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.GenesisBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 	var root [32]byte
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func (s *Store) GenesisBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error) {
 
 // SaveGenesisBlockRoot to the db.
 func (s *Store) SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bucket := tx.Bucket(blocksBucket)
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) er
 // This value is used by a running beacon chain node to locate the state at the beginning
 // of the chain history, in places where genesis would typically be used.
 func (s *Store) SaveOriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveOriginCheckpointBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveOriginCheckpointBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bucket := tx.Bucket(blocksBucket)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveOriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32
 // SaveBackfillBlockRoot is used to keep track of the most recently backfilled block root when
 // the node was initialized via checkpoint sync.
 func (s *Store) SaveBackfillBlockRoot(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBackfillBlockRoot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBackfillBlockRoot")
 	defer span.End()
 	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bucket := tx.Bucket(blocksBucket)
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func (s *Store) FeeRecipientByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.Val
 // SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs saves the fee recipients for validator ids.
 // Error is returned if `ids` and `recipients` are not the same length.
 func (s *Store) SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []primitives.ValidatorIndex, feeRecipients []common.Address) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveFeeRecipientByValidatorID")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveFeeRecipientByValidatorID")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if len(ids) != len(feeRecipients) {
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ func blockRootsBySlotRange(
 	bkt *bolt.Bucket,
 	startSlotEncoded, endSlotEncoded, startEpochEncoded, endEpochEncoded, slotStepEncoded interface{},
 ) ([][]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.blockRootsBySlotRange")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.blockRootsBySlotRange")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	// Return nothing when all slot parameters are missing
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func blockRootsBySlotRange(
 
 // blockRootsBySlot retrieves the block roots by slot
 func blockRootsBySlot(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, slot primitives.Slot) ([][32]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.blockRootsBySlot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.blockRootsBySlot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	bkt := tx.Bucket(blockSlotIndicesBucket)
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func blockRootsBySlot(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, slot primitives.Slot) ([
 // a map of bolt DB index buckets corresponding to each particular key for indices for
 // data, such as (shard indices bucket -> shard 5).
 func createBlockIndicesFromBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) map[string][]byte {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createBlockIndicesFromBlock")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createBlockIndicesFromBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 	indicesByBucket := make(map[string][]byte)
 	// Every index has a unique bucket for fast, binary-search
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ func createBlockIndicesFromBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlyB
 // objects. If a certain filter criterion does not apply to
 // blocks, an appropriate error is returned.
 func createBlockIndicesFromFilters(ctx context.Context, f *filters.QueryFilter) (map[string][]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createBlockIndicesFromFilters")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createBlockIndicesFromFilters")
 	defer span.End()
 	indicesByBucket := make(map[string][]byte)
 	for k, v := range f.Filters() {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/deposit_contract.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/deposit_contract.go
index caba31c704a3..3e67b1925b43 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/deposit_contract.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/deposit_contract.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // DepositContractAddress returns contract address is the address of
 // the deposit contract on the proof of work chain.
 func (s *Store) DepositContractAddress(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.DepositContractAddress")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.DepositContractAddress")
 	defer span.End()
 	var addr []byte
 	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (s *Store) DepositContractAddress(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // SaveDepositContractAddress to the db. It returns an error if an address has been previously saved.
 func (s *Store) SaveDepositContractAddress(ctx context.Context, addr common.Address) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.VerifyContractAddress")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.VerifyContractAddress")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/encoding.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/encoding.go
index 7e2d888e49aa..01897fc32ce2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/encoding.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/encoding.go
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ func decode(ctx context.Context, data []byte, dst proto.Message) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.decode")
 	defer span.End()
 
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+
 	data, err := snappy.Decode(nil, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ func encode(ctx context.Context, msg proto.Message) ([]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.encode")
 	defer span.End()
 
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	}
+
 	if msg == nil || reflect.ValueOf(msg).IsNil() {
 		return nil, errors.New("cannot encode nil message")
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/execution_chain.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/execution_chain.go
index f8d3c01ac0d3..11bb092eaee0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/execution_chain.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/execution_chain.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // SaveExecutionChainData saves the execution chain data.
 func (s *Store) SaveExecutionChainData(ctx context.Context, data *v2.ETH1ChainData) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveExecutionChainData")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveExecutionChainData")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if data == nil {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveExecutionChainData(ctx context.Context, data *v2.ETH1ChainDa
 
 // ExecutionChainData retrieves the execution chain data.
 func (s *Store) ExecutionChainData(ctx context.Context) (*v2.ETH1ChainData, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.ExecutionChainData")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.ExecutionChainData")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var data *v2.ETH1ChainData
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go
index 20aae076882b..3d43c265a7a8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/finalized_block_roots.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *Store) updateFinalizedBlockRoots(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx, chec
 // Note: beacon blocks from the latest finalized epoch return true, whether or not they are
 // considered canonical in the "head view" of the beacon node.
 func (s *Store) IsFinalizedBlock(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.IsFinalizedBlock")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.IsFinalizedBlock")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var exists bool
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go
index b13b2e0cbc67..2e5199f0d52f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (s *Store) storeValidatorEntriesSeparately(ctx context.Context, tx *bolt.Tx
 
 // HasState checks if a state by root exists in the db.
 func (s *Store) HasState(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasState")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasState")
 	defer span.End()
 	hasState := false
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func (s *Store) validatorEntries(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) ([]*et
 
 // retrieves and assembles the state information from multiple buckets.
 func (s *Store) stateBytes(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.stateBytes")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.stateBytes")
 	defer span.End()
 	var dst []byte
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ func (s *Store) HighestSlotStatesBelow(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot
 // a map of bolt DB index buckets corresponding to each particular key for indices for
 // data, such as (shard indices bucket -> shard 5).
 func createStateIndicesFromStateSlot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) map[string][]byte {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createStateIndicesFromState")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.createStateIndicesFromState")
 	defer span.End()
 	indicesByBucket := make(map[string][]byte)
 	// Every index has a unique bucket for fast, binary-search
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/state_summary.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/state_summary.go
index 220262e75ab5..fd312806a24b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/state_summary.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/state_summary.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (s *Store) StateSummary(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (*ethpb.St
 
 // HasStateSummary returns true if a state summary exists in DB.
 func (s *Store) HasStateSummary(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasStateSummary")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.HasStateSummary")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if s.stateSummaryCache.has(blockRoot) {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/kv/utils.go b/beacon-chain/db/kv/utils.go
index 403d39c8bdbc..9acc16763ed9 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/kv/utils.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/kv/utils.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // we might find roots `0x23` and `0x45` stored under that index. We can then
 // do a batch read for attestations corresponding to those roots.
 func lookupValuesForIndices(ctx context.Context, indicesByBucket map[string][]byte, tx *bolt.Tx) [][][]byte {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.lookupValuesForIndices")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.lookupValuesForIndices")
 	defer span.End()
 	values := make([][][]byte, 0, len(indicesByBucket))
 	for k, v := range indicesByBucket {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func lookupValuesForIndices(ctx context.Context, indicesByBucket map[string][]by
 // values stored at said index. Typically, indices are roots of data that can then
 // be used for reads or batch reads from the DB.
 func updateValueForIndices(ctx context.Context, indicesByBucket map[string][]byte, root []byte, tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.updateValueForIndices")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.updateValueForIndices")
 	defer span.End()
 	for k, idx := range indicesByBucket {
 		bkt := tx.Bucket([]byte(k))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func updateValueForIndices(ctx context.Context, indicesByBucket map[string][]byt
 
 // deleteValueForIndices clears a root stored at each index.
 func deleteValueForIndices(ctx context.Context, indicesByBucket map[string][]byte, root []byte, tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.deleteValueForIndices")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.deleteValueForIndices")
 	defer span.End()
 	for k, idx := range indicesByBucket {
 		bkt := tx.Bucket([]byte(k))
diff --git a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
index 0e8340940f54..8960d086f36c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/db/slasherkv/slasher.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const (
 func (s *Store) LastEpochWrittenForValidators(
 	ctx context.Context, validatorIndices []primitives.ValidatorIndex,
 ) ([]*slashertypes.AttestedEpochForValidator, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastEpochWrittenForValidators")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LastEpochWrittenForValidators")
 	defer span.End()
 	attestedEpochs := make([]*slashertypes.AttestedEpochForValidator, 0)
 	encodedIndices := make([][]byte, len(validatorIndices))
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (s *Store) CheckAttesterDoubleVotes(
 func (s *Store) AttestationRecordForValidator(
 	ctx context.Context, validatorIdx primitives.ValidatorIndex, targetEpoch primitives.Epoch,
 ) (*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.AttestationRecordForValidator")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.AttestationRecordForValidator")
 	defer span.End()
 	var record *slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper
 	encIdx := encodeValidatorIndex(validatorIdx)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	attestations []*slashertypes.IndexedAttestationWrapper,
 ) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators")
 	defer span.End()
 	encodedTargetEpoch := make([][]byte, len(attestations))
 	encodedRecords := make([][]byte, len(attestations))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveAttestationRecordsForValidators(
 func (s *Store) LoadSlasherChunks(
 	ctx context.Context, kind slashertypes.ChunkKind, diskKeys [][]byte,
 ) ([][]uint16, []bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LoadSlasherChunk")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.LoadSlasherChunk")
 	defer span.End()
 	chunks := make([][]uint16, 0)
 	var exists []bool
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (s *Store) LoadSlasherChunks(
 func (s *Store) SaveSlasherChunks(
 	ctx context.Context, kind slashertypes.ChunkKind, chunkKeys [][]byte, chunks [][]uint16,
 ) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveSlasherChunks")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveSlasherChunks")
 	defer span.End()
 	encodedKeys := make([][]byte, len(chunkKeys))
 	encodedChunks := make([][]byte, len(chunkKeys))
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveSlasherChunks(
 func (s *Store) CheckDoubleBlockProposals(
 	ctx context.Context, proposals []*slashertypes.SignedBlockHeaderWrapper,
 ) ([]*ethpb.ProposerSlashing, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.CheckDoubleBlockProposals")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.CheckDoubleBlockProposals")
 	defer span.End()
 	proposerSlashings := make([]*ethpb.ProposerSlashing, 0, len(proposals))
 	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func (s *Store) CheckDoubleBlockProposals(
 func (s *Store) BlockProposalForValidator(
 	ctx context.Context, validatorIdx primitives.ValidatorIndex, slot primitives.Slot,
 ) (*slashertypes.SignedBlockHeaderWrapper, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlockProposalForValidator")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlockProposalForValidator")
 	defer span.End()
 	var record *slashertypes.SignedBlockHeaderWrapper
 	key, err := keyForValidatorProposal(slot, validatorIdx)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ func (s *Store) BlockProposalForValidator(
 func (s *Store) SaveBlockProposals(
 	ctx context.Context, proposals []*slashertypes.SignedBlockHeaderWrapper,
 ) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBlockProposals")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBlockProposals")
 	defer span.End()
 	encodedKeys := make([][]byte, len(proposals))
 	encodedProposals := make([][]byte, len(proposals))
diff --git a/beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/unaggregated.go b/beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/unaggregated.go
index 61d84abb403a..d83c6eac5b06 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/unaggregated.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/operations/attestations/kv/unaggregated.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (c *AttCaches) UnaggregatedAttestations() ([]*ethpb.Attestation, error) {
 // UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex returns the unaggregated attestations in cache,
 // filtered by committee index and slot.
 func (c *AttCaches) UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, committeeIndex primitives.CommitteeIndex) []*ethpb.Attestation {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.attestations.kv.UnaggregatedAttestationsBySlotIndex")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	atts := make([]*ethpb.Attestation, 0)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/operations/slashings/service.go b/beacon-chain/operations/slashings/service.go
index 8efa0e87cc84..ab06ddfafa61 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/operations/slashings/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/operations/slashings/service.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewPool() *Pool {
 func (p *Pool) PendingAttesterSlashings(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, noLimit bool) []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.PendingAttesterSlashing")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.PendingAttesterSlashing")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	// Update prom metric.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (p *Pool) PendingAttesterSlashings(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnl
 func (p *Pool) PendingProposerSlashings(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, noLimit bool) []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.PendingProposerSlashing")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.PendingProposerSlashing")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	// Update prom metric.
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (p *Pool) InsertProposerSlashing(
 ) error {
 	p.lock.Lock()
 	defer p.lock.Unlock()
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.InsertProposerSlashing")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "operations.InsertProposerSlashing")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if err := blocks.VerifyProposerSlashing(state, slashing); err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go b/beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go
index fe621187b359..c6490d32526c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *Service) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(ctx context.Context, subnet uint
 }
 
 func (s *Service) broadcastAttestation(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, att *ethpb.Attestation, forkDigest [4]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastAttestation")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastAttestation")
 	defer span.End()
 	ctx = trace.NewContext(context.Background(), span) // clear parent context / deadline.
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *Service) broadcastAttestation(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, att *
 }
 
 func (s *Service) broadcastSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, sMsg *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage, forkDigest [4]byte) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastSyncCommittee")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastSyncCommittee")
 	defer span.End()
 	ctx = trace.NewContext(context.Background(), span) // clear parent context / deadline.
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_altair.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_altair.go
index dab4bbf1e42e..19f2936a61d7 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_altair.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_altair.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (vs *Server) setSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBea
 // getSyncAggregate retrieves the sync contributions from the pool to construct the sync aggregate object.
 // The contributions are filtered based on matching of the input root and slot then profitability.
 func (vs *Server) getSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, root [32]byte) (*ethpb.SyncAggregate, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ProposerServer.getSyncAggregate")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ProposerServer.getSyncAggregate")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if vs.SyncCommitteePool == nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/state-native/hasher.go b/beacon-chain/state/state-native/hasher.go
index 07c6c777830d..9386c6a2c6ff 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/state-native/hasher.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/state-native/hasher.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 func ComputeFieldRootsWithHasher(ctx context.Context, state *BeaconState) ([][]byte, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ComputeFieldRootsWithHasher")
 	defer span.End()
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return nil, ctx.Err()
+	}
 
 	if state == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("nil state")
diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go b/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go
index 5497a1f1ab64..dcbe87fea6b5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/state-native/state_trie.go
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ func (b *BeaconState) IsNil() bool {
 }
 
 func (b *BeaconState) rootSelector(ctx context.Context, field types.FieldIndex) ([32]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beaconState.rootSelector")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beaconState.rootSelector")
 	defer span.End()
 	span.AddAttributes(trace.StringAttribute("field", field.String()))
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate_test.go b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate_test.go
index 39933b496a72..a581324fb87d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/stategen/migrate_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestMigrateToCold_ParallelCalls(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wB7, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(b7)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	beaconState, err = executeStateTransitionStateGen(ctx, beaconState, wB7)
+	_, err = executeStateTransitionStateGen(ctx, beaconState, wB7)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	r7, err := b7.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/batch_verifier.go b/beacon-chain/sync/batch_verifier.go
index 30608ee0e81d..e2e9e20f99fc 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/batch_verifier.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/batch_verifier.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifierRoutine() {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) validateWithBatchVerifier(ctx context.Context, message string, set *bls.SignatureBatch) (pubsub.ValidationResult, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.validateWithBatchVerifier")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.validateWithBatchVerifier")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	resChan := make(chan error)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_peers.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_peers.go
index 9883629403cb..854b1df3c535 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_peers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/blocks_fetcher_peers.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (f *blocksFetcher) waitForMinimumPeers(ctx context.Context) ([]peer.ID, err
 // filterPeers returns transformed list of peers, weight sorted by scores and capacity remaining.
 // List can be further constrained using peersPercentage, where only percentage of peers are returned.
 func (f *blocksFetcher) filterPeers(ctx context.Context, peers []peer.ID, peersPercentage float64) []peer.ID {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "initialsync.filterPeers")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "initialsync.filterPeers")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if len(peers) == 0 {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
index 9151f699e8be..ccc4c495da4d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (s *Service) savePendingAtt(att *ethpb.SignedAggregateAttestationAndProof)
 // check specifies the pending attestation could not fall one epoch behind
 // of the current slot.
 func (s *Service) validatePendingAtts(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "validatePendingAtts")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "validatePendingAtts")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	s.pendingAttsLock.Lock()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
index abe1cee67aeb..6ce90625e5d2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_blob_sidecars_by_range.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (s *Service) streamBlobBatch(ctx context.Context, batch blockBatch, wQuota
 	if wQuota == 0 {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.streamBlobBatch")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.streamBlobBatch")
 	defer span.End()
 	for _, b := range batch.canonical() {
 		root := b.Root()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_beacon_attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_beacon_attestation_test.go
index baf60993db17..d08ad0267647 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_beacon_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_beacon_attestation_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestService_validateCommitteeIndexBeaconAttestation(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	p := p2ptest.NewTestP2P(t)
 	db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
 	chain := &mockChain.ChainService{
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_committee_message.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_committee_message.go
index 97dce59a5cd8..a49ddb0b8849 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_committee_message.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_committee_message.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (s *Service) rejectIncorrectSyncCommittee(
 	committeeIndices []primitives.CommitteeIndex, topic string,
 ) validationFn {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) (pubsub.ValidationResult, error) {
-		ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.rejectIncorrectSyncCommittee")
+		_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.rejectIncorrectSyncCommittee")
 		defer span.End()
 		isValid := false
 		digest, err := s.currentForkDigest()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_contribution_proof.go b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_contribution_proof.go
index dcb343934b7e..5db07c3c137e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_contribution_proof.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/validate_sync_contribution_proof.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func rejectIncorrectSubcommitteeIndex(
 	m *ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof,
 ) validationFn {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) (pubsub.ValidationResult, error) {
-		ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.rejectIncorrectSubcommitteeIndex")
+		_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "sync.rejectIncorrectSubcommitteeIndex")
 		defer span.End()
 		// The subcommittee index is in the allowed range, i.e. `contribution.subcommittee_index < SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT`.
 		if m.Message.Contribution.SubcommitteeIndex >= params.BeaconConfig().SyncCommitteeSubnetCount {
diff --git a/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/attestation_utils.go b/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/attestation_utils.go
index c90579579eff..aa9da6ed197b 100644
--- a/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/attestation_utils.go
+++ b/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation/attestation_utils.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func AttestingIndices(bf bitfield.Bitfield, committee []primitives.ValidatorInde
 //	 signing_root = compute_signing_root(indexed_attestation.data, domain)
 //	 return bls.FastAggregateVerify(pubkeys, signing_root, indexed_attestation.signature)
 func VerifyIndexedAttestationSig(ctx context.Context, indexedAtt *ethpb.IndexedAttestation, pubKeys []bls.PublicKey, domain []byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "attestationutil.VerifyIndexedAttestationSig")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "attestationutil.VerifyIndexedAttestationSig")
 	defer span.End()
 	indices := indexedAtt.AttestingIndices
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestationSig(ctx context.Context, indexedAtt *ethpb.IndexedA
 //	  signing_root = compute_signing_root(indexed_attestation.data, domain)
 //	  return bls.FastAggregateVerify(pubkeys, signing_root, indexed_attestation.signature)
 func IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx context.Context, indexedAttestation *ethpb.IndexedAttestation) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "attestationutil.IsValidAttestationIndices")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	if indexedAttestation == nil || indexedAttestation.Data == nil || indexedAttestation.Data.Target == nil || indexedAttestation.AttestingIndices == nil {
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/get_beacon_block.go b/validator/client/beacon-api/get_beacon_block.go
index efae7077920c..8ae900bd5fbf 100644
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/get_beacon_block.go
+++ b/validator/client/beacon-api/get_beacon_block.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (c beaconApiValidatorClient) getBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, slot primi
 		blinded = produceBlockV3ResponseJson.ExecutionPayloadBlinded
 		decoder = json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(produceBlockV3ResponseJson.Data))
 	} else if errJson == nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query GET REST endpoint")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(errJson, "failed to query GET REST endpoint")
 	} else if errJson.Code == http.StatusNotFound {
 		log.Debug("Endpoint /eth/v3/validator/blocks is not supported, falling back to older endpoints for block proposal.")
 		produceBlindedBlockResponseJson := abstractProduceBlockResponseJson{}
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func (c beaconApiValidatorClient) getBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, slot primi
 			ver = produceBlindedBlockResponseJson.Version
 			blinded = true
 			decoder = json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(produceBlindedBlockResponseJson.Data))
+		} else if errJson == nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query GET REST endpoint")
 		} else {
 			log.Debug("Endpoint /eth/v1/validator/blinded_blocks failed to produce a blinded block, trying /eth/v2/validator/blocks.")
 			produceBlockResponseJson := abstractProduceBlockResponseJson{}
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ func (c beaconApiValidatorClient) getBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, slot primi
 			errJson, err = c.jsonRestHandler.Get(ctx, queryUrl, &produceBlockResponseJson)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query GET REST endpoint")
+			} else if errJson == nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query GET REST endpoint")
 			}
 			ver = produceBlockResponseJson.Version
 			blinded = false
diff --git a/validator/db/kv/attester_protection.go b/validator/db/kv/attester_protection.go
index ec5bc2ced035..caa04f0fd953 100644
--- a/validator/db/kv/attester_protection.go
+++ b/validator/db/kv/attester_protection.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ var (
 // we have stored in the database for the given validator public key.
 func (s *Store) AttestationHistoryForPubKey(ctx context.Context, pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) ([]*AttestationRecord, error) {
 	records := make([]*AttestationRecord, 0)
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.AttestationHistoryForPubKey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.AttestationHistoryForPubKey")
 	defer span.End()
 	err := s.view(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bucket := tx.Bucket(pubKeysBucket)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (s *Store) flushAttestationRecords(ctx context.Context, records []*Attestat
 // transaction to minimize write lock contention compared to doing them
 // all in individual, isolated boltDB transactions.
 func (s *Store) saveAttestationRecords(ctx context.Context, atts []*AttestationRecord) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.saveAttestationRecords")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.saveAttestationRecords")
 	defer span.End()
 	return s.update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		// Initialize buckets for the lowest target and source epochs.
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveAttestationRecords(ctx context.Context, atts []*AttestationR
 
 // AttestedPublicKeys retrieves all public keys that have attested.
 func (s *Store) AttestedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.AttestedPublicKeys")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.AttestedPublicKeys")
 	defer span.End()
 	var err error
 	attestedPublicKeys := make([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, 0)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (s *Store) AttestedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubke
 // SigningRootAtTargetEpoch checks for an existing signing root at a specified
 // target epoch for a given validator public key.
 func (s *Store) SigningRootAtTargetEpoch(ctx context.Context, pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, target primitives.Epoch) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SigningRootAtTargetEpoch")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SigningRootAtTargetEpoch")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var (
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func (s *Store) SigningRootAtTargetEpoch(ctx context.Context, pubKey [fieldparam
 // LowestSignedSourceEpoch returns the lowest signed source epoch for a validator public key.
 // If no data exists, returning 0 is a sensible default.
 func (s *Store) LowestSignedSourceEpoch(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.Epoch, bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedSourceEpoch")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedSourceEpoch")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var err error
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func (s *Store) LowestSignedSourceEpoch(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldpar
 // LowestSignedTargetEpoch returns the lowest signed target epoch for a validator public key.
 // If no data exists, returning 0 is a sensible default.
 func (s *Store) LowestSignedTargetEpoch(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.Epoch, bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedTargetEpoch")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedTargetEpoch")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/validator/db/kv/backup.go b/validator/db/kv/backup.go
index 5a740dee55f0..df1b18238286 100644
--- a/validator/db/kv/backup.go
+++ b/validator/db/kv/backup.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const backupsDirectoryName = "backups"
 // Backup the database to the datadir backup directory.
 // Example for backup: $DATADIR/backups/prysm_validatordb_1029019.backup
 func (s *Store) Backup(ctx context.Context, outputDir string, permissionOverride bool) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ValidatorDB.Backup")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ValidatorDB.Backup")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var backupsDir string
diff --git a/validator/db/kv/eip_blacklisted_keys.go b/validator/db/kv/eip_blacklisted_keys.go
index 96c511a1e215..5a2110e2d295 100644
--- a/validator/db/kv/eip_blacklisted_keys.go
+++ b/validator/db/kv/eip_blacklisted_keys.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // EIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys returns keys that were marked as blacklisted during EIP-3076 slashing
 // protection imports, ensuring that we can prevent these keys from having duties at runtime.
 func (s *Store) EIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.EIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.EIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys")
 	defer span.End()
 	var err error
 	publicKeys := make([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, 0)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (s *Store) EIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldpar
 // SaveEIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys stores a list of blacklisted public keys that
 // were determined during EIP-3076 slashing protection imports.
 func (s *Store) SaveEIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context, publicKeys [][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SaveEIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SaveEIPImportBlacklistedPublicKeys")
 	defer span.End()
 	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
 		bkt := tx.Bucket(slashablePublicKeysBucket)
diff --git a/validator/db/kv/proposer_protection.go b/validator/db/kv/proposer_protection.go
index 0ba9e17762e7..8327efdc204f 100644
--- a/validator/db/kv/proposer_protection.go
+++ b/validator/db/kv/proposer_protection.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Proposal struct {
 
 // ProposedPublicKeys retrieves all public keys in our proposals history bucket.
 func (s *Store) ProposedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposedPublicKeys")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposedPublicKeys")
 	defer span.End()
 	var err error
 	proposedPublicKeys := make([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, 0)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Store) ProposedPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubke
 // as a boolean that tells us if we have a proposal history stored at the slot and a boolean that tells us if we have
 // a signed root at the slot.
 func (s *Store) ProposalHistoryForSlot(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([32]byte, bool, bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposalHistoryForSlot")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposalHistoryForSlot")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var (
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s *Store) ProposalHistoryForSlot(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldpara
 
 // ProposalHistoryForPubKey returns the entire proposal history for a given public key.
 func (s *Store) ProposalHistoryForPubKey(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) ([]*Proposal, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposalHistoryForPubKey")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.ProposalHistoryForPubKey")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	proposals := make([]*Proposal, 0)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *Store) ProposalHistoryForPubKey(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldpa
 // We also check if the incoming proposal slot is lower than the lowest signed proposal slot
 // for the validator and override its value on disk.
 func (s *Store) SaveProposalHistoryForSlot(ctx context.Context, pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, slot primitives.Slot, signingRoot []byte) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SaveProposalHistoryForEpoch")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.SaveProposalHistoryForEpoch")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	err := s.update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *Store) SaveProposalHistoryForSlot(ctx context.Context, pubKey [fieldpar
 // LowestSignedProposal returns the lowest signed proposal slot for a validator public key.
 // If no data exists, a boolean of value false is returned.
 func (s *Store) LowestSignedProposal(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.Slot, bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedProposal")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.LowestSignedProposal")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var err error
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (s *Store) LowestSignedProposal(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams
 // HighestSignedProposal returns the highest signed proposal slot for a validator public key.
 // If no data exists, a boolean of value false is returned.
 func (s *Store) HighestSignedProposal(ctx context.Context, publicKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.Slot, bool, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.HighestSignedProposal")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.HighestSignedProposal")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/validator/db/kv/prune_attester_protection.go b/validator/db/kv/prune_attester_protection.go
index 8226b2273cde..eea992b7d56b 100644
--- a/validator/db/kv/prune_attester_protection.go
+++ b/validator/db/kv/prune_attester_protection.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // target epoch minus some constant of how many epochs we keep track of for slashing
 // protection. This routine is meant to run on startup.
 func (s *Store) PruneAttestations(ctx context.Context) error {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.PruneAttestations")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "Validator.PruneAttestations")
 	defer span.End()
 	var pubkeys [][]byte
 	err := s.view(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
diff --git a/validator/keymanager/local/keymanager.go b/validator/keymanager/local/keymanager.go
index 22d06a982d05..3b4a2c933f98 100644
--- a/validator/keymanager/local/keymanager.go
+++ b/validator/keymanager/local/keymanager.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (km *Keymanager) initializeKeysCachesFromKeystore() error {
 
 // FetchValidatingPublicKeys fetches the list of active public keys from the local account keystores.
 func (_ *Keymanager) FetchValidatingPublicKeys(ctx context.Context) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "keymanager.FetchValidatingPublicKeys")
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "keymanager.FetchValidatingPublicKeys")
 	defer span.End()
 
 	lock.RLock()