diff --git a/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go b/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
index 12f92d261..a88b0fa5f 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/account_cache.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 // Minimum amount of time between cache reloads. This limit applies if the platform does
@@ -38,11 +39,10 @@ import (
 // exist yet, the code will attempt to create a watcher at most this often.
 const minReloadInterval = 2 * time.Second
 
-type accountsByURL []accounts.Account
-
-func (s accountsByURL) Len() int           { return len(s) }
-func (s accountsByURL) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i].URL.Cmp(s[j].URL) < 0 }
-func (s accountsByURL) Swap(i, j int)      { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }
+// byURL defines the sorting order for accounts.
+func byURL(a, b accounts.Account) bool {
+	return a.URL.Cmp(b.URL) < 0
+}
 
 // AmbiguousAddrError is returned when attempting to unlock
 // an address for which more than one file exists.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type accountCache struct {
 	keydir   string
 	watcher  *watcher
 	mu       sync.Mutex
-	all      accountsByURL
+	all      []accounts.Account
 	byAddr   map[common.Address][]accounts.Account
 	throttle *time.Timer
 	notify   chan struct{}
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (ac *accountCache) find(a accounts.Account) (accounts.Account, error) {
 	default:
 		err := &AmbiguousAddrError{Addr: a.Address, Matches: make([]accounts.Account, len(matches))}
 		copy(err.Matches, matches)
-		sort.Sort(accountsByURL(err.Matches))
+		slices.SortFunc(err.Matches, byURL)
 		return accounts.Account{}, err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
index 7605d0fbf..3847e9daf 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/account_cache_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
-	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func TestCacheAddDeleteOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	// Check that the account list is sorted by filename.
 	wantAccounts := make([]accounts.Account, len(accs))
 	copy(wantAccounts, accs)
-	sort.Sort(accountsByURL(wantAccounts))
+	slices.SortFunc(wantAccounts, byURL)
 	list := cache.accounts()
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(list, wantAccounts) {
 		t.Fatalf("got accounts: %s\nwant %s", spew.Sdump(accs), spew.Sdump(wantAccounts))
diff --git a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
index f90d809b5..6f0527ef8 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
 
 var testSigData = make([]byte, 32)
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func checkAccounts(t *testing.T, live map[common.Address]accounts.Account, walle
 	for _, account := range live {
 		liveList = append(liveList, account)
 	}
-	sort.Sort(accountsByURL(liveList))
+	slices.SortFunc(liveList, byURL)
 	for j, wallet := range wallets {
 		if accs := wallet.Accounts(); len(accs) != 1 {
 			t.Errorf("wallet %d: contains invalid number of accounts: have %d, want 1", j, len(accs))