diff --git a/p2p/discover/lookup_util_test.go b/p2p/discover/lookup_util_test.go
index a6f19b726b8..cad8782f8f2 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/lookup_util_test.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/lookup_util_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func (tn *preminedTestnet) neighborsAtDistances(base *enode.Node, distances []ui
 		for i := range lookupTestnet.dists[d] {
 			n := lookupTestnet.node(d, i)
 			d := enode.LogDist(base.ID(), n.ID())
-			if containsUint(uint(d), distances) {
+			if slices.Contains(distances, uint(d)) {
 				result = append(result, n)
 				if len(result) >= elems {
 					return result
diff --git a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
index d28120b5303..b457f2e4707 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/v5_udp.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net"
+	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ func (t *UDPv5) verifyResponseNode(c *callV5, r *enr.Record, distances []uint, s
 	}
 	if distances != nil {
 		nd := enode.LogDist(c.node.ID(), node.ID())
-		if !containsUint(uint(nd), distances) {
+		if !slices.Contains(distances, uint(nd)) {
 			return nil, errors.New("does not match any requested distance")
 		}
 	}
@@ -446,15 +447,6 @@ func (t *UDPv5) verifyResponseNode(c *callV5, r *enr.Record, distances []uint, s
 	return node, nil
 }
 
-func containsUint(x uint, xs []uint) bool {
-	for _, v := range xs {
-		if x == v {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // call sends the given call and sets up a handler for response packets (of message type
 // responseType). Responses are dispatched to the call's response channel.
 func (t *UDPv5) call(node *enode.Node, responseType byte, packet v5wire.Packet) *callV5 {