diff --git a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
index 69d88df0c..ae6f5ddee 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httpcaddyfile/httptype.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (st ServerType) Setup(
 	metrics, _ := options["metrics"].(*caddyhttp.Metrics)
 	for _, s := range servers {
 		if s.Metrics != nil {
-			metrics = cmp.Or[*caddyhttp.Metrics](metrics, &caddyhttp.Metrics{})
+			metrics = cmp.Or(metrics, &caddyhttp.Metrics{})
 			metrics = &caddyhttp.Metrics{
 				PerHost: metrics.PerHost || s.Metrics.PerHost,
 			}
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func (st ServerType) Setup(
 
 				// avoid duplicates by sorting + compacting
 				sort.Strings(defaultLog.Exclude)
-				defaultLog.Exclude = slices.Compact[[]string, string](defaultLog.Exclude)
+				defaultLog.Exclude = slices.Compact(defaultLog.Exclude)
 			}
 		}
 		// we may have not actually added anything, so remove if empty
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/app.go b/modules/caddyhttp/app.go
index 5477ed8fe..cbd168d31 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/app.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/app.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (app *App) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 
 		if srv.Metrics != nil {
 			srv.logger.Warn("per-server 'metrics' is deprecated; use 'metrics' in the root 'http' app instead")
-			app.Metrics = cmp.Or[*Metrics](app.Metrics, &Metrics{
+			app.Metrics = cmp.Or(app.Metrics, &Metrics{
 				init:        sync.Once{},
 				httpMetrics: &httpMetrics{},
 			})