diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
index 307a115696a2..9a603d0b3bee 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/linter.go
@@ -54,24 +54,19 @@ func (loadMode LoadMode) String() string {
 }
 
 type Linter struct {
-	name, desc              string
-	analyzers               []*analysis.Analyzer
-	cfg                     map[string]map[string]interface{}
-	issuesReporter          func(*linter.Context) []Issue
-	contextSetter           func(*linter.Context)
-	loadMode                LoadMode
-	needUseOriginalPackages bool
-	isTypecheckModeOn       bool
+	name, desc        string
+	analyzers         []*analysis.Analyzer
+	cfg               map[string]map[string]interface{}
+	issuesReporter    func(*linter.Context) []Issue
+	contextSetter     func(*linter.Context)
+	loadMode          LoadMode
+	isTypecheckModeOn bool
 }
 
 func NewLinter(name, desc string, analyzers []*analysis.Analyzer, cfg map[string]map[string]interface{}) *Linter {
 	return &Linter{name: name, desc: desc, analyzers: analyzers, cfg: cfg}
 }
 
-func (lnt *Linter) UseOriginalPackages() {
-	lnt.needUseOriginalPackages = true
-}
-
 func (lnt *Linter) SetTypecheckMode() {
 	lnt.isTypecheckModeOn = true
 }
@@ -264,10 +259,6 @@ func (lnt *Linter) getAnalyzers() []*analysis.Analyzer {
 	return lnt.analyzers
 }
 
-func (lnt *Linter) useOriginalPackages() bool {
-	return lnt.needUseOriginalPackages
-}
-
 func (lnt *Linter) isTypecheckMode() bool {
 	return lnt.isTypecheckModeOn
 }
@@ -287,7 +278,6 @@ type runAnalyzersConfig interface {
 	getName() string
 	getLinterNameForDiagnostic(*Diagnostic) string
 	getAnalyzers() []*analysis.Analyzer
-	useOriginalPackages() bool
 	isTypecheckMode() bool
 	reportIssues(*linter.Context) []Issue
 	getLoadMode() LoadMode
@@ -437,9 +427,6 @@ func runAnalyzers(cfg runAnalyzersConfig, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Iss
 	runner := newRunner(cfg.getName(), log, lintCtx.PkgCache, lintCtx.LoadGuard, cfg.getLoadMode(), sw)
 
 	pkgs := lintCtx.Packages
-	if cfg.useOriginalPackages() {
-		pkgs = lintCtx.OriginalPackages
-	}
 
 	issues, pkgsFromCache := loadIssuesFromCache(pkgs, lintCtx, cfg.getAnalyzers())
 	var pkgsToAnalyze []*packages.Package
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/metalinter.go b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/metalinter.go
index 5975e2057a19..8a36956d298b 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/metalinter.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goanalysis/metalinter.go
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ func (ml MetaLinter) getName() string {
 	return "metalinter"
 }
 
-func (ml MetaLinter) useOriginalPackages() bool {
-	return false // `unused` can't be run by this metalinter
-}
-
 func (ml MetaLinter) reportIssues(lintCtx *linter.Context) []Issue {
 	var ret []Issue
 	for _, lnt := range ml.linters {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/unused.go b/pkg/golinters/unused.go
index 5f6d8371c572..d93c2b79f7f1 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/unused.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/unused.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewUnused() *goanalysis.Linter {
 		nil,
 	).WithIssuesReporter(func(lintCtx *linter.Context) []goanalysis.Issue {
 		typesToPkg := map[*types.Package]*packages.Package{}
-		for _, pkg := range lintCtx.OriginalPackages {
+		for _, pkg := range lintCtx.Packages {
 			typesToPkg[pkg.Types] = pkg
 		}
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ func NewUnused() *goanalysis.Linter {
 		return issues
 	}).WithContextSetter(func(lintCtx *linter.Context) {
 		u.WholeProgram = lintCtx.Settings().Unused.CheckExported
-	}).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeWholeProgram)
-	lnt.UseOriginalPackages()
+	}).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
 	return lnt
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lint/linter/context.go b/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
index 1c4902e1889b..25c45afad2b1 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/linter/context.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ type Context struct {
 	// Packages are deduplicated (test and normal packages) packages
 	Packages []*packages.Package
 
-	// OriginalPackages aren't deduplicated: they contain both normal and test
-	// version for each of packages
-	OriginalPackages []*packages.Package
-
 	Cfg       *config.Config
 	FileCache *fsutils.FileCache
 	LineCache *fsutils.LineCache
diff --git a/pkg/lint/load.go b/pkg/lint/load.go
index de0ab4117c30..107d4b687d26 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/load.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/load.go
@@ -289,12 +289,7 @@ func (cl *ContextLoader) Load(ctx context.Context, linters []*linter.Config) (*l
 	}
 
 	ret := &linter.Context{
-		Packages: deduplicatedPkgs,
-
-		// At least `unused` linters works properly only on original (not deduplicated) packages,
-		// see https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pull/585.
-		OriginalPackages: pkgs,
-
+		Packages:  deduplicatedPkgs,
 		Cfg:       cl.cfg,
 		Log:       cl.log,
 		FileCache: cl.fileCache,