diff --git a/core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go b/core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go
index 7a0b819b6fa0..4904d6ba9123 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ func (f *chainFreezer) freezeThreshold(db ethdb.KeyValueReader) (uint64, error)
 	if final == 0 && headLimit == 0 {
 		return 0, errors.New("freezing threshold is not available")
 	}
-	if final > headLimit {
-		return final, nil
-	}
-	return headLimit, nil
+	return max(final, headLimit), nil
 }
 
 // freeze is a background thread that periodically checks the blockchain for any
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
index 7ae7f92def12..457e4c20bf88 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ func evictionPriority(basefeeJumps float64, txBasefeeJumps, blobfeeJumps, txBlob
 		basefeePriority = evictionPriority1D(basefeeJumps, txBasefeeJumps)
 		blobfeePriority = evictionPriority1D(blobfeeJumps, txBlobfeeJumps)
 	)
-	if basefeePriority < blobfeePriority {
-		return basefeePriority
-	}
-	return blobfeePriority
+	return min(basefeePriority, blobfeePriority)
 }
 
 // evictionPriority1D calculates the eviction priority based on the algorithm
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index f54d5ab86e66..6a705ba63336 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -426,10 +426,7 @@ func (c *bigModExp) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
 			return math.MaxUint64
 		}
 		// 3. Minimum price of 200 gas
-		if gas.Uint64() < 200 {
-			return 200
-		}
-		return gas.Uint64()
+		return max(200, gas.Uint64())
 	}
 	gas = modexpMultComplexity(gas)
 	if adjExpLen.Cmp(big1) > 0 {
diff --git a/core/vm/memory_table.go b/core/vm/memory_table.go
index 28746042cf3b..df13d4c8aebf 100644
--- a/core/vm/memory_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/memory_table.go
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ func memoryCall(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
 	if overflow {
 		return 0, true
 	}
-	if x > y {
-		return x, false
-	}
-	return y, false
+	return max(x, y), false
 }
 
 func memoryDelegateCall(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
@@ -88,10 +85,7 @@ func memoryDelegateCall(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
 	if overflow {
 		return 0, true
 	}
-	if x > y {
-		return x, false
-	}
-	return y, false
+	return max(x, y), false
 }
 
 func memoryStaticCall(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
@@ -103,10 +97,7 @@ func memoryStaticCall(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
 	if overflow {
 		return 0, true
 	}
-	if x > y {
-		return x, false
-	}
-	return y, false
+	return max(x, y), false
 }
 
 func memoryReturn(stack *Stack) (uint64, bool) {
diff --git a/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go b/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
index f18503c94154..01bcfdde4968 100644
--- a/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
+++ b/ethdb/leveldb/leveldb.go
@@ -358,9 +358,7 @@ func (db *Database) meter(refresh time.Duration, namespace string) {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Iterate over all the leveldbTable rows, and accumulate the entries
-		for j := 0; j < len(compactions[i%2]); j++ {
-			compactions[i%2][j] = 0
-		}
+		clear(compactions[i%2])
 		compactions[i%2][0] = stats.LevelSizes.Sum()
 		for _, t := range stats.LevelDurations {
 			compactions[i%2][1] += t.Nanoseconds()