diff --git a/deepobject.go b/deepobject.go
index 278c379..2742076 100644
--- a/deepobject.go
+++ b/deepobject.go
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ func assignPathValues(dst interface{}, pathValues fieldOrValue) error {
 			tm, err = time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, pathValues.value)
 			if err != nil {
 				// Fall back to parsing it as a date.
-				// TODO: why is this marked as an ineffassign?
-				tm, err = time.Parse(types.DateFormat, pathValues.value) //nolint:ineffassign,staticcheck
+				_, err = time.Parse(types.DateFormat, pathValues.value) // the time result is never used, so it doesn't need to be assigned
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error parsing '%s' as RFC3339 or 2006-01-02 time: %w", pathValues.value, err)
 				}