diff --git a/cmd/cmd_benchmark.go b/cmd/cmd_benchmark.go
index 9970fa9..ec6385a 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_benchmark.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_benchmark.go
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func computeGrammarScore(imp reversal.GrammarImprint) grammarScore {
 	}
 
 	tenseNorm := gs.TenseEntropy / 1.585 // max entropy for 3 tenses = log2(3)
-	vocabNorm := math.Min(gs.VocabRichness*10, 1.0)
-	questionNorm := math.Min(gs.QuestionRatio*5, 1.0)
-	verbNorm := math.Min(float64(gs.VerbDiversity)/30.0, 1.0)
-	nounNorm := math.Min(float64(gs.NounDiversity)/40.0, 1.0)
+	vocabNorm := min(gs.VocabRichness*10, 1.0)
+	questionNorm := min(gs.QuestionRatio*5, 1.0)
+	verbNorm := min(float64(gs.VerbDiversity)/30.0, 1.0)
+	nounNorm := min(float64(gs.NounDiversity)/40.0, 1.0)
 
 	gs.Composite = 0.25*tenseNorm +
 		0.25*vocabNorm +
diff --git a/heuristic.go b/heuristic.go
index 407ac6c..e473ec4 100644
--- a/heuristic.go
+++ b/heuristic.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package ml
 
 import (
-	"math"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func scoreCreativeForm(response string) int {
 
 	// Metaphor density.
 	metaphorCount := len(metaphorPattern.FindAllString(response, -1))
-	score += int(math.Min(float64(metaphorCount), 3))
+	score += min(metaphorCount, 3)
 
 	return score
 }
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ func scoreEngagementDepth(response string) int {
 
 	// Tech depth.
 	techCount := len(techDepthPattern.FindAllString(response, -1))
-	score += int(math.Min(float64(techCount), 3))
+	score += min(techCount, 3)
 
 	// Word count bonuses.
 	words := len(strings.Fields(response))