diff --git a/trie/trie.go b/trie/trie.go
index 57c47b8ac9b..307036faa99 100644
--- a/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie/trie.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ func (t *Trie) delete(n node, prefix, key []byte) (bool, node, error) {
 			// always creates a new slice) instead of append to
 			// avoid modifying n.Key since it might be shared with
 			// other nodes.
-			return true, &shortNode{concat(n.Key, child.Key...), child.Val, t.newFlag()}, nil
+			return true, &shortNode{slices.Concat(n.Key, child.Key), child.Val, t.newFlag()}, nil
 		default:
 			return true, &shortNode{n.Key, child, t.newFlag()}, nil
 		}
@@ -566,13 +567,6 @@ func (t *Trie) delete(n node, prefix, key []byte) (bool, node, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func concat(s1 []byte, s2 ...byte) []byte {
-	r := make([]byte, len(s1)+len(s2))
-	copy(r, s1)
-	copy(r[len(s1):], s2)
-	return r
-}
-
 // copyNode deep-copies the supplied node along with its children recursively.
 func copyNode(n node) node {
 	switch n := (n).(type) {