diff --git a/netmap/aggregator.go b/netmap/aggregator.go
index 0f577a0..433a3ba 100644
--- a/netmap/aggregator.go
+++ b/netmap/aggregator.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package netmap
 
-import (
-	"sort"
-)
+import "slices"
 
 type (
 	// aggregator can calculate some value across all netmap
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ func (a *meanIQRAgg) Compute() float64 {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(a.arr, func(i, j int) bool { return a.arr[i] < a.arr[j] })
+	slices.Sort(a.arr)
 
 	var min, max float64
 
diff --git a/netmap/node_info.go b/netmap/node_info.go
index 8f323f7..bd37388 100644
--- a/netmap/node_info.go
+++ b/netmap/node_info.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package netmap
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -227,14 +227,6 @@ func (x NodeInfo) Hash() uint64 {
 	return hrw.Hash(x.m.GetPublicKey())
 }
 
-// less declares "less than" comparison between two NodeInfo instances:
-// x1 is less than x2 if it has less Hash().
-//
-// Method is needed for internal placement needs.
-func less(x1, x2 NodeInfo) bool {
-	return x1.Hash() < x2.Hash()
-}
-
 func (x *NodeInfo) setNumericAttribute(key string, num uint64) {
 	x.SetAttribute(key, strconv.FormatUint(num, 10))
 }
@@ -455,15 +447,11 @@ func (x *NodeInfo) SortAttributes() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(as, func(i, j int) bool {
-		switch strings.Compare(as[i].GetKey(), as[j].GetKey()) {
-		case -1:
-			return true
-		case 1:
-			return false
-		default:
-			return as[i].GetValue() < as[j].GetValue()
+	slices.SortFunc(as, func(ai, aj netmap.Attribute) int {
+		if r := strings.Compare(ai.GetKey(), aj.GetKey()); r != 0 {
+			return r
 		}
+		return strings.Compare(ai.GetValue(), aj.GetValue())
 	})
 
 	x.m.SetAttributes(as)
diff --git a/netmap/selector.go b/netmap/selector.go
index f9247ff..d57a89d 100644
--- a/netmap/selector.go
+++ b/netmap/selector.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package netmap
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/frostfs-api-go/v2/netmap"
 	"git.frostfs.info/TrueCloudLab/hrw"
@@ -70,12 +71,12 @@ func (c *context) getSelection(s netmap.Selector) ([]nodes, error) {
 	// we also need to have deterministic input to HRW sorting routine.
 	if len(c.hrwSeed) == 0 {
 		if s.GetAttribute() == "" {
-			sort.Slice(buckets, func(i, j int) bool {
-				return less(buckets[i].nodes[0], buckets[j].nodes[0])
+			slices.SortFunc(buckets, func(b1, b2 nodeAttrPair) int {
+				return cmp.Compare(b1.nodes[0].Hash(), b2.nodes[0].Hash())
 			})
 		} else {
-			sort.Slice(buckets, func(i, j int) bool {
-				return buckets[i].attr < buckets[j].attr
+			slices.SortFunc(buckets, func(b1, b2 nodeAttrPair) int {
+				return cmp.Compare(b1.attr, b2.attr)
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/netmap/selector_test.go b/netmap/selector_test.go
index 934ff7e..0f0dd24 100644
--- a/netmap/selector_test.go
+++ b/netmap/selector_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package netmap
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	mrand "math/rand"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ func BenchmarkHRWSort(b *testing.B) {
 			copy(realNodes, vectors)
 			b.StartTimer()
 
-			sort.Slice(vectors, func(i, j int) bool {
-				return less(vectors[i][0], vectors[j][0])
+			slices.SortFunc(vectors, func(vi, vj nodes) int {
+				return cmp.Compare(vi[0].Hash(), vj[0].Hash())
 			})
 			hrw.SortSliceByWeightIndex(realNodes, weights, pivot)
 		}