diff --git a/.gometalinter.json b/.gometalinter.json
index 88938d40..b3eeb05a 100644
--- a/.gometalinter.json
+++ b/.gometalinter.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "misspell",
     "structcheck",
     "unconvert",
+    "unused",
     "varcheck",
     "vet"
   ],
diff --git a/internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler_test.go b/internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler_test.go
index 3a40f6bc..f964ddbf 100644
--- a/internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler_test.go
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SentPacketHandler", func() {
 		})
 
 		It("does not detect packets as lost without ACKs", func() {
-			err := handler.SentPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 1, Length: 1})
+			err := handler.SentPacket(nonRetransmittablePacket(1))
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			err = handler.SentPacket(retransmittablePacket(2))
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())