diff --git a/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch.go b/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch.go
index cd235cb7f..224aeffc9 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch.go
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 package remove
 
 import (
+	"log"
+
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/commands/kustfile"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/fs"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/patch"
diff --git a/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch_test.go b/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch_test.go
index e172a740c..90f168c1a 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/edit/remove/removepatch_test.go
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ package remove
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/fs"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/patch"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/fs"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/patch"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/patch/strategicmerge_test.go b/pkg/patch/strategicmerge_test.go
index 45b3663ee..1cf96d45b 100644
--- a/pkg/patch/strategicmerge_test.go
+++ b/pkg/patch/strategicmerge_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 package patch
 
 import (
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/types"
 	"testing"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/v3/pkg/types"
 )
 
 func buildPatchStrategicMergeSlice(patchStrings []string) []types.PatchStrategicMerge {