diff --git a/cli/command/node/demote.go b/cli/command/node/demote.go
index ea914bb094..9f6b25ac96 100644
--- a/cli/command/node/demote.go
+++ b/cli/command/node/demote.go
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ func newDemoteCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 func runDemote(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, nodes []string) error {
 	demote := func(node *swarm.Node) error {
 		if node.Spec.Role == swarm.NodeRoleWorker {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s is already a worker.\n", node.ID)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s is already a worker.\n", node.ID)
 			return errNoRoleChange
 		}
 		node.Spec.Role = swarm.NodeRoleWorker
 		return nil
 	}
 	success := func(nodeID string) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Manager %s demoted in the swarm.\n", nodeID)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Manager %s demoted in the swarm.\n", nodeID)
 	}
 	return updateNodes(ctx, dockerCli, nodes, demote, success)
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/node/promote.go b/cli/command/node/promote.go
index c9d45e9cda..2257273972 100644
--- a/cli/command/node/promote.go
+++ b/cli/command/node/promote.go
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ func newPromoteCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 func runPromote(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, nodes []string) error {
 	promote := func(node *swarm.Node) error {
 		if node.Spec.Role == swarm.NodeRoleManager {
-			fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s is already a manager.\n", node.ID)
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s is already a manager.\n", node.ID)
 			return errNoRoleChange
 		}
 		node.Spec.Role = swarm.NodeRoleManager
 		return nil
 	}
 	success := func(nodeID string) {
-		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s promoted to a manager in the swarm.\n", nodeID)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "Node %s promoted to a manager in the swarm.\n", nodeID)
 	}
 	return updateNodes(ctx, dockerCli, nodes, promote, success)
 }
diff --git a/cli/command/node/remove.go b/cli/command/node/remove.go
index fedf34dec4..809c6b16fa 100644
--- a/cli/command/node/remove.go
+++ b/cli/command/node/remove.go
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@ func newRemoveCommand(dockerCli command.Cli) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func runRemove(ctx context.Context, dockerCli command.Cli, args []string, opts removeOptions) error {
-	client := dockerCli.Client()
+func runRemove(ctx context.Context, dockerCLI command.Cli, nodeIDs []string, opts removeOptions) error {
+	apiClient := dockerCLI.Client()
 
 	var errs []string
 
-	for _, nodeID := range args {
-		err := client.NodeRemove(ctx, nodeID, types.NodeRemoveOptions{Force: opts.force})
+	for _, id := range nodeIDs {
+		err := apiClient.NodeRemove(ctx, id, types.NodeRemoveOptions{Force: opts.force})
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 			continue
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(dockerCli.Out(), "%s\n", nodeID)
+		_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(dockerCLI.Out(), id)
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {