diff --git a/beacon/light/committee_chain.go b/beacon/light/committee_chain.go
index 4fa87785c0..1be8b355db 100644
--- a/beacon/light/committee_chain.go
+++ b/beacon/light/committee_chain.go
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ func (s *CommitteeChain) deleteFixedCommitteeRootsFrom(period uint64) error {
 		// get unfixed but are still proven by the update chain. If there were
 		// committees present after the range proven by updates, those should be
 		// removed if the belonging fixed roots are also removed.
-		fromPeriod := s.updates.periods.End + 1 // not proven by updates
-		if period > fromPeriod {
-			fromPeriod = period // also not justified by fixed roots
-		}
+		fromPeriod := max(
+			s.updates.periods.End+1, // not proven by updates
+			period,                  // also not justified by fixed roots
+		)
 		s.deleteCommitteesFrom(batch, fromPeriod)
 	}
 	if err := batch.Write(); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/dns_route53.go b/cmd/devp2p/dns_route53.go
index 86907688f3..d09c9cdcad 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/dns_route53.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/dns_route53.go
@@ -415,10 +415,7 @@ func isSubdomain(name, domain string) bool {
 func splitTXT(value string) string {
 	var result strings.Builder
 	for len(value) > 0 {
-		rlen := len(value)
-		if rlen > 253 {
-			rlen = 253
-		}
+		rlen := min(len(value), 253)
 		result.WriteString(strconv.Quote(value[:rlen]))
 		value = value[rlen:]
 	}
diff --git a/common/bitutil/bitutil.go b/common/bitutil/bitutil.go
index a18a6d18ee..944f1f3b24 100644
--- a/common/bitutil/bitutil.go
+++ b/common/bitutil/bitutil.go
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ func XORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // fastXORBytes xors in bulk. It only works on architectures that support
 // unaligned read/writes.
 func fastXORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	w := n / wordSize
 	if w > 0 {
 		dw := *(*[]uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst))
@@ -49,10 +46,7 @@ func fastXORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // safeXORBytes xors one by one. It works on all architectures, independent if
 // it supports unaligned read/writes or not.
 func safeXORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		dst[i] = a[i] ^ b[i]
 	}
@@ -71,10 +65,7 @@ func ANDBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // fastANDBytes ands in bulk. It only works on architectures that support
 // unaligned read/writes.
 func fastANDBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	w := n / wordSize
 	if w > 0 {
 		dw := *(*[]uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst))
@@ -93,10 +84,7 @@ func fastANDBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // safeANDBytes ands one by one. It works on all architectures, independent if
 // it supports unaligned read/writes or not.
 func safeANDBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		dst[i] = a[i] & b[i]
 	}
@@ -115,10 +103,7 @@ func ORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // fastORBytes ors in bulk. It only works on architectures that support
 // unaligned read/writes.
 func fastORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	w := n / wordSize
 	if w > 0 {
 		dw := *(*[]uintptr)(unsafe.Pointer(&dst))
@@ -137,10 +122,7 @@ func fastORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
 // safeORBytes ors one by one. It works on all architectures, independent if
 // it supports unaligned read/writes or not.
 func safeORBytes(dst, a, b []byte) int {
-	n := len(a)
-	if len(b) < n {
-		n = len(b)
-	}
+	n := min(len(b), len(a))
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		dst[i] = a[i] | b[i]
 	}
diff --git a/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_darwin.go b/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_darwin.go
index 6b26fa00f1..e5c5db6b19 100644
--- a/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_darwin.go
+++ b/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_darwin.go
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ func Raise(max uint64) (uint64, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	// Try to update the limit to the max allowance
-	limit.Cur = limit.Max
-	if limit.Cur > max {
-		limit.Cur = max
-	}
+	limit.Cur = min(limit.Max, max)
 	if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/common/hexutil/hexutil.go b/common/hexutil/hexutil.go
index d3201850a8..c9258ea32c 100644
--- a/common/hexutil/hexutil.go
+++ b/common/hexutil/hexutil.go
@@ -147,10 +147,7 @@ func DecodeBig(input string) (*big.Int, error) {
 	words := make([]big.Word, len(raw)/bigWordNibbles+1)
 	end := len(raw)
 	for i := range words {
-		start := end - bigWordNibbles
-		if start < 0 {
-			start = 0
-		}
+		start := max(end-bigWordNibbles, 0)
 		for ri := start; ri < end; ri++ {
 			nib := decodeNibble(raw[ri])
 			if nib == badNibble {
diff --git a/common/hexutil/json.go b/common/hexutil/json.go
index e0ac98f52d..c423791430 100644
--- a/common/hexutil/json.go
+++ b/common/hexutil/json.go
@@ -179,10 +179,7 @@ func (b *Big) UnmarshalText(input []byte) error {
 	words := make([]big.Word, len(raw)/bigWordNibbles+1)
 	end := len(raw)
 	for i := range words {
-		start := end - bigWordNibbles
-		if start < 0 {
-			start = 0
-		}
+		start := max(end-bigWordNibbles, 0)
 		for ri := start; ri < end; ri++ {
 			nib := decodeNibble(raw[ri])
 			if nib == badNibble {
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index d31efd7445..bb2fbed797 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -565,10 +565,7 @@ func (c *Clique) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header
 	if parent == nil {
 		return consensus.ErrUnknownAncestor
 	}
-	header.Time = parent.Time + c.config.Period
-	if header.Time < uint64(time.Now().Unix()) {
-		header.Time = uint64(time.Now().Unix())
-	}
+	header.Time = max(parent.Time+c.config.Period, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index 591e472bc1..30bb3810ca 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -175,17 +175,11 @@ func CalcGasLimit(parentGasLimit, desiredLimit uint64) uint64 {
 	}
 	// If we're outside our allowed gas range, we try to hone towards them
 	if limit < desiredLimit {
-		limit = parentGasLimit + delta
-		if limit > desiredLimit {
-			limit = desiredLimit
-		}
+		limit = min(parentGasLimit+delta, desiredLimit)
 		return limit
 	}
 	if limit > desiredLimit {
-		limit = parentGasLimit - delta
-		if limit < desiredLimit {
-			limit = desiredLimit
-		}
+		limit = max(parentGasLimit-delta, desiredLimit)
 	}
 	return limit
 }
diff --git a/core/bloombits/matcher.go b/core/bloombits/matcher.go
index 486581fe23..ce5fdc96d3 100644
--- a/core/bloombits/matcher.go
+++ b/core/bloombits/matcher.go
@@ -181,14 +181,8 @@ func (m *Matcher) Start(ctx context.Context, begin, end uint64, results chan uin
 				// Calculate the first and last blocks of the section
 				sectionStart := res.section * m.sectionSize
 
-				first := sectionStart
-				if begin > first {
-					first = begin
-				}
-				last := sectionStart + m.sectionSize - 1
-				if end < last {
-					last = end
-				}
+				first := max(begin, sectionStart)
+				last := min(end, sectionStart+m.sectionSize-1)
 				// Iterate over all the blocks in the section and return the matching ones
 				for i := first; i <= last; i++ {
 					// Skip the entire byte if no matches are found inside (and we're processing an entire byte!)
diff --git a/core/chain_indexer.go b/core/chain_indexer.go
index 2865daa1ff..aef4467b90 100644
--- a/core/chain_indexer.go
+++ b/core/chain_indexer.go
@@ -450,12 +450,9 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) AddChildIndexer(indexer *ChainIndexer) {
 	c.children = append(c.children, indexer)
 
 	// Cascade any pending updates to new children too
-	sections := c.storedSections
-	if c.knownSections < sections {
-		// if a section is "stored" but not "known" then it is a checkpoint without
-		// available chain data so we should not cascade it yet
-		sections = c.knownSections
-	}
+	// if a section is "stored" but not "known" then it is a checkpoint without
+	// available chain data so we should not cascade it yet
+	sections := min(c.knownSections, c.storedSections)
 	if sections > 0 {
 		indexer.newHead(sections*c.sectionSize-1, false)
 	}
diff --git a/core/state/access_events.go b/core/state/access_events.go
index b745c383b1..3424ae0a79 100644
--- a/core/state/access_events.go
+++ b/core/state/access_events.go
@@ -251,10 +251,7 @@ func (ae *AccessEvents) CodeChunksRangeGas(contractAddr common.Address, startPC,
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	endPC := startPC + size
-	if endPC > codeLen {
-		endPC = codeLen
-	}
+	endPC := min(startPC+size, codeLen)
 	if endPC > 0 {
 		endPC -= 1 // endPC is the last bytecode that will be touched.
 	}
diff --git a/core/txindexer.go b/core/txindexer.go
index 293124f681..e841b2e22b 100644
--- a/core/txindexer.go
+++ b/core/txindexer.go
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ func (indexer *txIndexer) run(tail *uint64, head uint64, stop chan struct{}, don
 			// It can happen when chain is rewound to a historical point which
 			// is even lower than the indexes tail, recap the indexing target
 			// to new head to avoid reading non-existent block bodies.
-			end := *tail
-			if end > head+1 {
-				end = head + 1
-			}
+			end := min(*tail, head+1)
 			rawdb.IndexTransactions(indexer.db, 0, end, stop, true)
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
index 7ad95612bf..5692b85a6f 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
@@ -613,14 +613,8 @@ func (p *BlobPool) recheck(addr common.Address, inclusions map[common.Hash]uint6
 			if txs[i].evictionExecTip.Cmp(txs[i].execTipCap) > 0 {
 				txs[i].evictionExecTip = txs[i].execTipCap
 			}
-			txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps
-			if txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps > txs[i].basefeeJumps {
-				txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = txs[i].basefeeJumps
-			}
-			txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps
-			if txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps > txs[i].blobfeeJumps {
-				txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = txs[i].blobfeeJumps
-			}
+			txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = min(txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps, txs[i].basefeeJumps)
+			txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = min(txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps, txs[i].blobfeeJumps)
 			continue
 		}
 		// Sanity check that there's no double nonce. This case would generally
@@ -1418,14 +1412,8 @@ func (p *BlobPool) add(tx *types.Transaction) (err error) {
 		if txs[i].evictionExecTip.Cmp(txs[i].execTipCap) > 0 {
 			txs[i].evictionExecTip = txs[i].execTipCap
 		}
-		txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps
-		if txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps > txs[i].basefeeJumps {
-			txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = txs[i].basefeeJumps
-		}
-		txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps
-		if txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps > txs[i].blobfeeJumps {
-			txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = txs[i].blobfeeJumps
-		}
+		txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps = min(txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps, txs[i].basefeeJumps)
+		txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps = min(txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps, txs[i].blobfeeJumps)
 	}
 	// Update the eviction heap with the new information:
 	//   - If the transaction is from a new account, add it to the heap
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
index d9137cb679..df2ece143e 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
@@ -345,18 +345,12 @@ func verifyPoolInternals(t *testing.T, pool *BlobPool) {
 				t.Errorf("addr %v, tx %d eviction execution tip mismatch: have %d, want %d", addr, i, txs[i].evictionExecTip, wantExecTip)
 			}
 
-			wantExecFeeJumps := txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps
-			if wantExecFeeJumps > txs[i].basefeeJumps {
-				wantExecFeeJumps = txs[i].basefeeJumps
-			}
+			wantExecFeeJumps := min(txs[i-1].evictionExecFeeJumps, txs[i].basefeeJumps)
 			if math.Abs(txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps-wantExecFeeJumps) > 0.001 {
 				t.Errorf("addr %v, tx %d eviction execution fee jumps mismatch: have %f, want %f", addr, i, txs[i].evictionExecFeeJumps, wantExecFeeJumps)
 			}
 
-			wantBlobFeeJumps := txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps
-			if wantBlobFeeJumps > txs[i].blobfeeJumps {
-				wantBlobFeeJumps = txs[i].blobfeeJumps
-			}
+			wantBlobFeeJumps := min(txs[i-1].evictionBlobFeeJumps, txs[i].blobfeeJumps)
 			if math.Abs(txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps-wantBlobFeeJumps) > 0.001 {
 				t.Errorf("addr %v, tx %d eviction blob fee jumps mismatch: have %f, want %f", addr, i, txs[i].evictionBlobFeeJumps, wantBlobFeeJumps)
 			}
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
index 722a71bc9b..1ae57f450f 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
@@ -94,14 +94,8 @@ func (h *evictHeap) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	lastI := txsI[len(txsI)-1]
 	lastJ := txsJ[len(txsJ)-1]
 
-	prioI := evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastI.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastI.evictionBlobFeeJumps)
-	if prioI > 0 {
-		prioI = 0
-	}
-	prioJ := evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastJ.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastJ.evictionBlobFeeJumps)
-	if prioJ > 0 {
-		prioJ = 0
-	}
+	prioI := min(evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastI.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastI.evictionBlobFeeJumps), 0)
+	prioJ := min(evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastJ.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastJ.evictionBlobFeeJumps), 0)
 	if prioI == prioJ {
 		return lastI.evictionExecTip.Lt(lastJ.evictionExecTip)
 	}
diff --git a/core/vm/common.go b/core/vm/common.go
index 658803b820..8f039b39ec 100644
--- a/core/vm/common.go
+++ b/core/vm/common.go
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ func getData(data []byte, start uint64, size uint64) []byte {
 	if start > length {
 		start = length
 	}
-	end := start + size
-	if end > length {
-		end = length
-	}
+	end := min(start+size, length)
 	return common.RightPadBytes(data[start:end], int(size))
 }
 
@@ -69,10 +66,7 @@ func getDataAndAdjustedBounds(data []byte, start uint64, size uint64) (codeCopyP
 	if start > length {
 		start = length
 	}
-	end := start + size
-	if end > length {
-		end = length
-	}
+	end := min(start+size, length)
 	return common.RightPadBytes(data[start:end], int(size)), start, end - start
 }
 
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_test.go b/core/vm/contracts_test.go
index b627f2ada5..2ca82d0a6e 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_test.go
@@ -170,10 +170,7 @@ func benchmarkPrecompiled(addr string, test precompiledTest, bench *testing.B) {
 			res, _, err = RunPrecompiledContract(p, data, reqGas, nil)
 		}
 		bench.StopTimer()
-		elapsed := uint64(time.Since(start))
-		if elapsed < 1 {
-			elapsed = 1
-		}
+		elapsed := max(uint64(time.Since(start)), 1)
 		gasUsed := reqGas * uint64(bench.N)
 		bench.ReportMetric(float64(reqGas), "gas/op")
 		// Keep it as uint64, multiply 100 to get two digit float later
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index e6f29c970b..ebd9904b24 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -1225,10 +1225,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) getBodiesByRange(start, count hexutil.Uint64) ([]*engin
 	}
 	// limit count up until current
 	current := api.eth.BlockChain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
-	last := uint64(start) + uint64(count) - 1
-	if last > current {
-		last = current
-	}
+	last := min(uint64(start)+uint64(count)-1, current)
 	bodies := make([]*engine.ExecutionPayloadBody, 0, uint64(count))
 	for i := uint64(start); i <= last; i++ {
 		block := api.eth.BlockChain().GetBlockByNumber(i)
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 3f3f9b7f0c..69ba5b04b5 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -676,10 +676,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64) error {
 				default:
 				}
 				// Select the next chunk of headers to import
-				limit := maxHeadersProcess
-				if limit > len(headers) {
-					limit = len(headers)
-				}
+				limit := min(maxHeadersProcess, len(headers))
 				chunkHeaders := headers[:limit]
 				chunkHashes := hashes[:limit]
 
diff --git a/eth/downloader/peer.go b/eth/downloader/peer.go
index 0848e92a26..13cead573f 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/peer.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/peer.go
@@ -103,30 +103,21 @@ func (p *peerConnection) UpdateReceiptRate(delivered int, elapsed time.Duration)
 // HeaderCapacity retrieves the peer's header download allowance based on its
 // previously discovered throughput.
 func (p *peerConnection) HeaderCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
-	cap := p.rates.Capacity(eth.BlockHeadersMsg, targetRTT)
-	if cap > MaxHeaderFetch {
-		cap = MaxHeaderFetch
-	}
+	cap := min(p.rates.Capacity(eth.BlockHeadersMsg, targetRTT), MaxHeaderFetch)
 	return cap
 }
 
 // BodyCapacity retrieves the peer's body download allowance based on its
 // previously discovered throughput.
 func (p *peerConnection) BodyCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
-	cap := p.rates.Capacity(eth.BlockBodiesMsg, targetRTT)
-	if cap > MaxBlockFetch {
-		cap = MaxBlockFetch
-	}
+	cap := min(p.rates.Capacity(eth.BlockBodiesMsg, targetRTT), MaxBlockFetch)
 	return cap
 }
 
 // ReceiptCapacity retrieves the peers receipt download allowance based on its
 // previously discovered throughput.
 func (p *peerConnection) ReceiptCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
-	cap := p.rates.Capacity(eth.ReceiptsMsg, targetRTT)
-	if cap > MaxReceiptFetch {
-		cap = MaxReceiptFetch
-	}
+	cap := min(p.rates.Capacity(eth.ReceiptsMsg, targetRTT), MaxReceiptFetch)
 	return cap
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
index 97d1e29862..fe681abab7 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
@@ -328,10 +328,7 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) Enqueue(peer string, txs []*types.Transaction, direct bool)
 	)
 	// proceed in batches
 	for i := 0; i < len(txs); i += 128 {
-		end := i + 128
-		if end > len(txs) {
-			end = len(txs)
-		}
+		end := min(i+128, len(txs))
 		var (
 			duplicate   int64
 			underpriced int64
diff --git a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
index a6c4718cf4..4bdaf15206 100644
--- a/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
+++ b/eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
@@ -170,13 +170,10 @@ func Estimate(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options, gasCap uin
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		mid := (hi + lo) / 2
-		if mid > lo*2 {
-			// Most txs don't need much higher gas limit than their gas used, and most txs don't
-			// require near the full block limit of gas, so the selection of where to bisect the
-			// range here is skewed to favor the low side.
-			mid = lo * 2
-		}
+		// Most txs don't need much higher gas limit than their gas used, and most txs don't
+		// require near the full block limit of gas, so the selection of where to bisect the
+		// range here is skewed to favor the low side.
+		mid := min((hi+lo)/2, lo*2)
 		failed, _, err = execute(ctx, call, opts, mid)
 		if err != nil {
 			// This should not happen under normal conditions since if we make it this far the
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index b3886270f3..11847b8af6 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -143,10 +143,7 @@ func serviceNonContiguousBlockHeaderQuery(chain *core.BlockChain, query *GetBloc
 }
 
 func serviceContiguousBlockHeaderQuery(chain *core.BlockChain, query *GetBlockHeadersRequest) []rlp.RawValue {
-	count := query.Amount
-	if count > maxHeadersServe {
-		count = maxHeadersServe
-	}
+	count := min(query.Amount, maxHeadersServe)
 	if query.Origin.Hash == (common.Hash{}) {
 		// Number mode, just return the canon chain segment. The backend
 		// delivers in [N, N-1, N-2..] descending order, so we need to
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index d13aee555f..ee395fc574 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -248,10 +248,7 @@ func (api *API) traceChain(start, end *types.Block, config *TraceConfig, closed
 		reexec = *config.Reexec
 	}
 	blocks := int(end.NumberU64() - start.NumberU64())
-	threads := runtime.NumCPU()
-	if threads > blocks {
-		threads = blocks
-	}
+	threads := min(runtime.NumCPU(), blocks)
 	var (
 		pend    = new(sync.WaitGroup)
 		ctx     = context.Background()
@@ -653,10 +650,7 @@ func (api *API) traceBlockParallel(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, stat
 		results   = make([]*txTraceResult, len(txs))
 		pend      sync.WaitGroup
 	)
-	threads := runtime.NumCPU()
-	if threads > len(txs) {
-		threads = len(txs)
-	}
+	threads := min(runtime.NumCPU(), len(txs))
 	jobs := make(chan *txTraceTask, threads)
 	for th := 0; th < threads; th++ {
 		pend.Add(1)
diff --git a/ethstats/ethstats.go b/ethstats/ethstats.go
index 0090a7d4c1..3059f5c83c 100644
--- a/ethstats/ethstats.go
+++ b/ethstats/ethstats.go
@@ -685,10 +685,7 @@ func (s *Service) reportHistory(conn *connWrapper, list []uint64) error {
 	} else {
 		// No indexes requested, send back the top ones
 		head := s.backend.CurrentHeader().Number.Int64()
-		start := head - historyUpdateRange + 1
-		if start < 0 {
-			start = 0
-		}
+		start := max(head-historyUpdateRange+1, 0)
 		for i := uint64(start); i <= uint64(head); i++ {
 			indexes = append(indexes, i)
 		}
diff --git a/p2p/dial.go b/p2p/dial.go
index 225709427c..607e346d55 100644
--- a/p2p/dial.go
+++ b/p2p/dial.go
@@ -365,10 +365,7 @@ func (d *dialScheduler) expireHistory() {
 // freeDialSlots returns the number of free dial slots. The result can be negative
 // when peers are connected while their task is still running.
 func (d *dialScheduler) freeDialSlots() int {
-	slots := (d.maxDialPeers - d.dialPeers) * 2
-	if slots > d.maxActiveDials {
-		slots = d.maxActiveDials
-	}
+	slots := min((d.maxDialPeers-d.dialPeers)*2, d.maxActiveDials)
 	free := slots - len(d.dialing)
 	return free
 }
diff --git a/p2p/dnsdisc/tree.go b/p2p/dnsdisc/tree.go
index a8295ac9eb..a462d4a56b 100644
--- a/p2p/dnsdisc/tree.go
+++ b/p2p/dnsdisc/tree.go
@@ -202,10 +202,7 @@ func (t *Tree) build(entries []entry) entry {
 	}
 	var subtrees []entry
 	for len(entries) > 0 {
-		n := maxChildren
-		if len(entries) < n {
-			n = len(entries)
-		}
+		n := min(len(entries), maxChildren)
 		sub := t.build(entries[:n])
 		entries = entries[n:]
 		subtrees = append(subtrees, sub)
diff --git a/p2p/message.go b/p2p/message.go
index 3ab56ee350..a5b04f9d56 100644
--- a/p2p/message.go
+++ b/p2p/message.go
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ func (r *eofSignal) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 		return 0, io.EOF
 	}
 
-	max := len(buf)
-	if int(r.count) < len(buf) {
-		max = int(r.count)
-	}
+	max := min(int(r.count), len(buf))
 	n, err := r.wrapped.Read(buf[:max])
 	r.count -= uint32(n)
 	if (err != nil || r.count == 0) && r.eof != nil {
diff --git a/p2p/msgrate/msgrate.go b/p2p/msgrate/msgrate.go
index de1a3177db..48b60e5f65 100644
--- a/p2p/msgrate/msgrate.go
+++ b/p2p/msgrate/msgrate.go
@@ -378,10 +378,7 @@ func (t *Trackers) TargetTimeout() time.Duration {
 // targetTimeout is the internal lockless version of TargetTimeout to be used
 // during QoS tuning.
 func (t *Trackers) targetTimeout() time.Duration {
-	timeout := time.Duration(ttlScaling * float64(t.roundtrip) / t.confidence)
-	if timeout > t.OverrideTTLLimit {
-		timeout = t.OverrideTTLLimit
-	}
+	timeout := min(time.Duration(ttlScaling*float64(t.roundtrip)/t.confidence), t.OverrideTTLLimit)
 	return timeout
 }
 
@@ -433,10 +430,7 @@ func (t *Trackers) detune() {
 	// Otherwise drop the confidence factor
 	peers := float64(len(t.trackers))
 
-	t.confidence = t.confidence * (peers - 1) / peers
-	if t.confidence < rttMinConfidence {
-		t.confidence = rttMinConfidence
-	}
+	t.confidence = max(t.confidence*(peers-1)/peers, rttMinConfidence)
 	t.log.Debug("Relaxed msgrate QoS values", "rtt", t.roundtrip, "confidence", t.confidence, "ttl", t.targetTimeout())
 }
 
diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index c1564352e5..75394edded 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -344,10 +344,7 @@ func (s *sharedUDPConn) ReadFromUDPAddrPort(b []byte) (n int, addr netip.AddrPor
 	if !ok {
 		return 0, netip.AddrPort{}, errors.New("connection was closed")
 	}
-	l := len(packet.Data)
-	if l > len(b) {
-		l = len(b)
-	}
+	l := min(len(packet.Data), len(b))
 	copy(b[:l], packet.Data[:l])
 	return l, packet.Addr, nil
 }
diff --git a/rlp/decode.go b/rlp/decode.go
index 0fbca243ee..63c37a8604 100644
--- a/rlp/decode.go
+++ b/rlp/decode.go
@@ -314,10 +314,7 @@ func decodeSliceElems(s *Stream, val reflect.Value, elemdec decoder) error {
 	for ; ; i++ {
 		// grow slice if necessary
 		if i >= val.Cap() {
-			newcap := val.Cap() + val.Cap()/2
-			if newcap < 4 {
-				newcap = 4
-			}
+			newcap := max(val.Cap()+val.Cap()/2, 4)
 			newv := reflect.MakeSlice(val.Type(), val.Len(), newcap)
 			reflect.Copy(newv, val)
 			val.Set(newv)
diff --git a/trie/verkle.go b/trie/verkle.go
index 015b8f6590..359ee33b9f 100644
--- a/trie/verkle.go
+++ b/trie/verkle.go
@@ -351,10 +351,7 @@ func ChunkifyCode(code []byte) ChunkedCode {
 	chunks := make([]byte, chunkCount*32)
 	for i := 0; i < chunkCount; i++ {
 		// number of bytes to copy, 31 unless the end of the code has been reached.
-		end := 31 * (i + 1)
-		if len(code) < end {
-			end = len(code)
-		}
+		end := min(len(code), 31*(i+1))
 		copy(chunks[i*32+1:], code[31*i:end]) // copy the code itself
 
 		// chunk offset = taken from the last chunk.
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/history.go b/triedb/pathdb/history.go
index c063e45371..6bf0ea68aa 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/history.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/history.go
@@ -556,10 +556,8 @@ func writeHistory(writer ethdb.AncientWriter, dl *diffLayer) error {
 // and performs the callback on each item.
 func checkHistories(reader ethdb.AncientReader, start, count uint64, check func(*meta) error) error {
 	for count > 0 {
-		number := count
-		if number > 10000 {
-			number = 10000 // split the big read into small chunks
-		}
+		// Read a batch of meta objects at maximum 10000 items.
+		number := min(count, 10_000)
 		blobs, err := rawdb.ReadStateHistoryMetaList(reader, start, number)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err