diff --git a/util/fipstools/acvp/acvptool/acvp.go b/util/fipstools/acvp/acvptool/acvp.go
index 0e04ddc..dcaf542 100644
--- a/util/fipstools/acvp/acvptool/acvp.go
+++ b/util/fipstools/acvp/acvptool/acvp.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	neturl "net/url"
@@ -587,7 +586,7 @@
 
 	var results []nistUploadResult
 	// Read directory, identify, and process all files.
-	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(directory)
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(directory)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Unable to read directory: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -595,7 +594,7 @@
 	for _, file := range files {
 		// Add contents of the result file to results.
 		filePath := filepath.Join(directory, file.Name())
-		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+		content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Cannot open input: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/util/fipstools/hex-search-modify.go b/util/fipstools/hex-search-modify.go
index 7484f25..f52b9c0 100644
--- a/util/fipstools/hex-search-modify.go
+++ b/util/fipstools/hex-search-modify.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Read file contents
-	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Error reading file:", err)
 		os.Exit(1)