diff --git a/osmomath/decimal.go b/osmomath/decimal.go
index bef9f86cbf0..cb6eb82bcdd 100644
--- a/osmomath/decimal.go
+++ b/osmomath/decimal.go
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ func (d BigDec) LT(d2 BigDec) bool    { return (d.i).Cmp(d2.i) < 0 }           /
 func (d BigDec) LTE(d2 BigDec) bool   { return (d.i).Cmp(d2.i) <= 0 }          // less than or equal
 func (d BigDec) Neg() BigDec          { return BigDec{new(big.Int).Neg(d.i)} } // reverse the decimal sign
 // nolint: stylecheck
-func (d BigDec) Abs() BigDec { return BigDec{new(big.Int).Abs(d.i)} } // absolute value
+func (d BigDec) Abs() BigDec    { return BigDec{new(big.Int).Abs(d.i)} } // absolute value
+func (d BigDec) AbsMut() BigDec { d.i.Abs(d.i); return d }               // absolute value
 
 // BigInt returns a copy of the underlying big.Int.
 func (d BigDec) BigInt() *big.Int {
diff --git a/osmomath/decimal_test.go b/osmomath/decimal_test.go
index 0afb3d45a02..9d927a7a408 100644
--- a/osmomath/decimal_test.go
+++ b/osmomath/decimal_test.go
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ func (s *decimalTestSuite) TestApproxRoot() {
 	for i, tc := range testCases {
 		res, err := tc.input.ApproxRoot(tc.root)
 		s.Require().NoError(err)
-		s.Require().True(tc.expected.Sub(res).Abs().LTE(osmomath.SmallestBigDec()), "unexpected result for test case %d, input: %v", i, tc.input)
+		s.Require().True(tc.expected.Sub(res).AbsMut().LTE(osmomath.SmallestBigDec()), "unexpected result for test case %d, input: %v", i, tc.input)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/x/concentrated-liquidity/math/math.go b/x/concentrated-liquidity/math/math.go
index fe459160c37..de58a333ae4 100644
--- a/x/concentrated-liquidity/math/math.go
+++ b/x/concentrated-liquidity/math/math.go
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ func CalcAmount0Delta(liq, sqrtPriceA, sqrtPriceB osmomath.BigDec, roundUp bool)
 // CalcAmount1Delta = liq * (sqrtPriceB - sqrtPriceA)
 func CalcAmount1Delta(liq, sqrtPriceA, sqrtPriceB osmomath.BigDec, roundUp bool) osmomath.BigDec {
 	// make sqrtPriceA the smaller value amongst sqrtPriceA and sqrtPriceB
+	// TODO: Remove this GT check and just do .AbsMut
 	if sqrtPriceA.GT(sqrtPriceB) {
 		sqrtPriceA, sqrtPriceB = sqrtPriceB, sqrtPriceA
 	}