diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 6c7984f0d7..ed37547d22 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -288,16 +289,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -575,7 +566,7 @@ 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 e46a5ccf2d..5608604799 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)
 	}
 }