diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/discv5tests.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/discv5tests.go
index 56624a0ca8..7dbd3c3be5 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/discv5tests.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/discv5tests.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package v5test
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"net"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ func (s *Suite) TestFindnodeResults(t *utesting.T) {
 		n := bn.conn.localNode.Node()
 		expect[n.ID()] = n
 		d := uint(enode.LogDist(n.ID(), s.Dest.ID()))
-		if !containsUint(dists, d) {
+		if !slices.Contains(dists, d) {
 			dists = append(dists, d)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/framework.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/framework.go
index 10856a50bc..92a5048150 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/framework.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/v5test/framework.go
@@ -252,12 +252,3 @@ func checkRecords(records []*enr.Record) ([]*enode.Node, error) {
 	}
 	return nodes, nil
 }
-
-func containsUint(ints []uint, x uint) bool {
-	for i := range ints {
-		if ints[i] == x {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index f2b92d5a99..2f59026b73 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
@@ -347,16 +348,6 @@ func (f *Filter) pendingLogs() []*types.Log {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// includes returns true if the element is present in the list.
-func includes[T comparable](things []T, element T) bool {
-	for _, thing := range things {
-		if thing == element {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // filterLogs creates a slice of logs matching the given criteria.
 func filterLogs(logs []*types.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) []*types.Log {
 	var check = func(log *types.Log) bool {
@@ -366,7 +357,7 @@ func filterLogs(logs []*types.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []comm
 		if toBlock != nil && toBlock.Int64() >= 0 && toBlock.Uint64() < log.BlockNumber {
 			return false
 		}
-		if len(addresses) > 0 && !includes(addresses, log.Address) {
+		if len(addresses) > 0 && !slices.Contains(addresses, log.Address) {
 			return false
 		}
 		// If the to filtered topics is greater than the amount of topics in logs, skip.
@@ -377,7 +368,7 @@ func filterLogs(logs []*types.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []comm
 			if len(sub) == 0 {
 				continue // empty rule set == wildcard
 			}
-			if !includes(sub, log.Topics[i]) {
+			if !slices.Contains(sub, log.Topics[i]) {
 				return false
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index c5cb552d27..6cbae68591 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -278,16 +279,6 @@ func (n *Node) openEndpoints() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-// containsLifecycle checks if 'lfs' contains 'l'.
-func containsLifecycle(lfs []Lifecycle, l Lifecycle) bool {
-	for _, obj := range lfs {
-		if obj == l {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // stopServices terminates running services, RPC and p2p networking.
 // It is the inverse of Start.
 func (n *Node) stopServices(running []Lifecycle) error {
@@ -571,7 +562,7 @@ func (n *Node) RegisterLifecycle(lifecycle Lifecycle) {
 	if n.state != initializingState {
 		panic("can't register lifecycle on running/stopped node")
 	}
-	if containsLifecycle(n.lifecycles, lifecycle) {
+	if slices.Contains(n.lifecycles, lifecycle) {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("attempt to register lifecycle %T more than once", lifecycle))
 	}
 	n.lifecycles = append(n.lifecycles, lifecycle)
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index d1d1e5dfe8..82e814cada 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ func TestLifecycleRegistry_Successful(t *testing.T) {
 	noop := NewNoop()
 	stack.RegisterLifecycle(noop)
 
-	if !containsLifecycle(stack.lifecycles, noop) {
+	if !slices.Contains(stack.lifecycles, Lifecycle(noop)) {
 		t.Fatalf("lifecycle was not properly registered on the node, %v", err)
 	}
 }