diff --git a/src/os/env_test.go b/src/os/env_test.go
index 5809f4b866b..e3de64196ab 100644
--- a/src/os/env_test.go
+++ b/src/os/env_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package os_test
 
 import (
 	. "os"
-	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestConsistentEnviron(t *testing.T) {
 	e0 := Environ()
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		e1 := Environ()
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(e0, e1) {
+		if !slices.Equal(e0, e1) {
 			t.Fatalf("environment changed")
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/env_test.go b/src/os/exec/env_test.go
index ea06af38850..9fd022b2ee5 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/env_test.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/env_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package exec
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestDedupEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		got, err := dedupEnvCase(tt.noCase, tt.nulOK, tt.in)
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) || (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+		if !slices.Equal(got, tt.want) || (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 			t.Errorf("Dedup(%v, %q) = %q, %v; want %q, error:%v", tt.noCase, tt.in, got, err, tt.want, tt.wantErr)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/os/exec/exec_posix_test.go b/src/os/exec/exec_posix_test.go
index 5d828b3475a..45604203dd0 100644
--- a/src/os/exec/exec_posix_test.go
+++ b/src/os/exec/exec_posix_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestImplicitPWD(t *testing.T) {
 					wantPWDs = nil
 				}
 			}
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(pwds, wantPWDs) {
+			if !slices.Equal(pwds, wantPWDs) {
 				t.Errorf("PWD entries in cmd.Environ():\n\t%s\nwant:\n\t%s", strings.Join(pwds, "\n\t"), strings.Join(wantPWDs, "\n\t"))
 			}
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestExplicitPWD(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			wantPWDs := []string{tc.pwd}
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(pwds, wantPWDs) {
+			if !slices.Equal(pwds, wantPWDs) {
 				t.Errorf("PWD entries in cmd.Environ():\n\t%s\nwant:\n\t%s", strings.Join(pwds, "\n\t"), strings.Join(wantPWDs, "\n\t"))
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/os/os_test.go b/src/os/os_test.go
index 5a36abd7c69..46c4f138c38 100644
--- a/src/os/os_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	. "os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"slices"
@@ -805,13 +804,13 @@ func TestReaddirStatFailures(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if got, want := names(mustReadDir("initial readdir")),
-		[]string{"good1", "good2", "x"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		[]string{"good1", "good2", "x"}; !slices.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("initial readdir got %q; want %q", got, want)
 	}
 
 	xerr = ErrNotExist
 	if got, want := names(mustReadDir("with x disappearing")),
-		[]string{"good1", "good2"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		[]string{"good1", "good2"}; !slices.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("with x disappearing, got %q; want %q", got, want)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/os/os_windows_test.go b/src/os/os_windows_test.go
index caff011122b..4a8d0d07ef7 100644
--- a/src/os/os_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_windows_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -778,7 +777,7 @@ func TestReadStdin(t *testing.T) {
 					for len(want) < 5 {
 						want = append(want, "")
 					}
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(all, want) {
+					if !slices.Equal(all, want) {
 						t.Errorf("reading %q:\nhave %x\nwant %x", s, all, want)
 					}
 				})
diff --git a/src/path/filepath/match_test.go b/src/path/filepath/match_test.go
index c6b1c505205..3cee92f8ae0 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/match_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/match_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"internal/testenv"
 	"os"
 	. "path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ func TestNonWindowsGlobEscape(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Glob error for %q: %s", pattern, err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(matches, want) {
+	if !slices.Equal(matches, want) {
 		t.Fatalf("Glob(%#q) = %v want %v", pattern, matches, want)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/path/filepath/path_test.go b/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
index b24f39c5aa4..5d3cbc991fe 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/path_test.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func TestSplitList(t *testing.T) {
 		tests = append(tests, winsplitlisttests...)
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		if l := filepath.SplitList(test.list); !reflect.DeepEqual(l, test.result) {
+		if l := filepath.SplitList(test.list); !slices.Equal(l, test.result) {
 			t.Errorf("SplitList(%#q) = %#q, want %#q", test.list, l, test.result)
 		}
 	}
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ func TestWalkSymlinkRoot(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(walked, tt.want) {
+			if !slices.Equal(walked, tt.want) {
 				t.Logf("Walk(%#q) visited %#q; want %#q", tt.root, walked, tt.want)
 				if slices.Contains(tt.buggyGOOS, runtime.GOOS) {
 					t.Logf("(ignoring known bug on %v)", runtime.GOOS)
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ func TestIssue51617(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	want := []string{".", "a", filepath.Join("a", "bad"), filepath.Join("a", "next")}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(saw, want) {
+	if !slices.Equal(saw, want) {
 		t.Errorf("got directories %v, want %v", saw, want)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/path/filepath/path_windows_test.go b/src/path/filepath/path_windows_test.go
index 2862f390d05..603b179405d 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/path_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/path_windows_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime/debug"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func testWinSplitListTestIsValid(t *testing.T, ti int, tt SplitListTest,
 		case err != nil:
 			t.Errorf("%d,%d: execution error %v\n%q", ti, i, err, out)
 			return
-		case !reflect.DeepEqual(out, exp):
+		case !slices.Equal(out, exp):
 			t.Errorf("%d,%d: expected %#q, got %#q", ti, i, exp, out)
 			return
 		default:
diff --git a/src/testing/fstest/testfs.go b/src/testing/fstest/testfs.go
index 080bcdd65ff..76a2cff62d5 100644
--- a/src/testing/fstest/testfs.go
+++ b/src/testing/fstest/testfs.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"path"
-	"reflect"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"testing/iotest"
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ func (t *fsTester) checkGlob(dir string, list []fs.DirEntry) {
 		t.errorf("%s: Glob(%#q): %w", dir, glob, err)
 		return
 	}
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(want, names) {
+	if slices.Equal(want, names) {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/testing/sub_test.go b/src/testing/sub_test.go
index 1c23d054a06..90c2afe605f 100644
--- a/src/testing/sub_test.go
+++ b/src/testing/sub_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ package testing
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ func TestCleanup(t *T) {
 		t.Cleanup(func() { cleanups = append(cleanups, 1) })
 		t.Cleanup(func() { cleanups = append(cleanups, 2) })
 	})
-	if got, want := cleanups, []int{2, 1}; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+	if got, want := cleanups, []int{2, 1}; !slices.Equal(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected cleanup record; got %v want %v", got, want)
 	}
 }