diff --git a/crypto/dpop/dpop.go b/crypto/dpop/dpop.go
index c582599fe..5e6e58581 100644
--- a/crypto/dpop/dpop.go
+++ b/crypto/dpop/dpop.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwa"
@@ -158,18 +157,18 @@ func Parse(s string) (*DPoP, error) {
 	}
 	if v, ok := token.Get(HTUKey); !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing htu claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
-	} else if s, ok := v.(string); !ok {
+	} else if htu, ok := v.(string); !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid htu claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
-	} else if s == "" {
+	} else if htu == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing htu claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
-	} else if _, err := url.Parse(s); err != nil {
+	} else if _, err := url.Parse(htu); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid htu claim: %w", ErrInvalidDPoP, err)
 	}
 	if v, ok := token.Get(HTMKey); !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing htm claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
-	} else if s, ok := v.(string); !ok {
+	} else if htm, ok := v.(string); !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid htm claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
-	} else if s == "" {
+	} else if htm == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing htm claim", ErrInvalidDPoP)
 	}
 	if token.JwtID() == "" {
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2ebaaae44..80d16f4f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ github.com/nuts-foundation/crypto-ecies v0.0.0-20211207143025-5b84f9efce2b h1:80
 github.com/nuts-foundation/crypto-ecies v0.0.0-20211207143025-5b84f9efce2b/go.mod h1:6YUioYirD6/8IahZkoS4Ypc8xbeJW76Xdk1QKcziNTM=
 github.com/nuts-foundation/go-did v0.18.0 h1:IB0X8PrzDulpR1zAgDpaHfwoSjJpIhx5u1Tg8I2nnb8=
 github.com/nuts-foundation/go-did v0.18.0/go.mod h1:4od1gAmCi9HjHTQGEvHC8pLeuXdXACxidAcdA52YScc=
-github.com/nuts-foundation/go-leia/v4 v4.2.0 h1:o/bgYVCyTgsfgtaKmlrcUaJ2z4NwetERC98SUWwYajM=
-github.com/nuts-foundation/go-leia/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:Gw6bXqJLOAmHSiXJJYbVoj+Mowp/PoBRywO0ZPsVzA0=
 github.com/nuts-foundation/go-leia/v4 v4.3.0 h1:R0qGISIeg2q/PCQTC9cuoBtA6cFu4WBV2DbmSOWKZyM=
 github.com/nuts-foundation/go-leia/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Gw6bXqJLOAmHSiXJJYbVoj+Mowp/PoBRywO0ZPsVzA0=
 github.com/nuts-foundation/go-stoabs v1.11.0 h1:q18jVruPdFcVhodDrnKuhq/24i0pUC/YXgzJS0glKUU=