diff --git a/builtin/builtin_test.go b/builtin/builtin_test.go
index b7ad16fd..caa596c0 100644
--- a/builtin/builtin_test.go
+++ b/builtin/builtin_test.go
@@ -875,3 +875,36 @@ func TestBuiltin_recursion_custom_max_depth(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestAbs_UnsignedIntegers(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that abs() correctly handles unsigned integers
+	// Unsigned integers are always non-negative, so abs() should return them unchanged
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		env   map[string]any
+		expr  string
+		want  any
+	}{
+		{"uint", map[string]any{"x": uint(42)}, "abs(x)", uint(42)},
+		{"uint8", map[string]any{"x": uint8(42)}, "abs(x)", uint8(42)},
+		{"uint16", map[string]any{"x": uint16(42)}, "abs(x)", uint16(42)},
+		{"uint32", map[string]any{"x": uint32(42)}, "abs(x)", uint32(42)},
+		{"uint64", map[string]any{"x": uint64(42)}, "abs(x)", uint64(42)},
+		{"uint zero", map[string]any{"x": uint(0)}, "abs(x)", uint(0)},
+		{"uint8 zero", map[string]any{"x": uint8(0)}, "abs(x)", uint8(0)},
+		{"uint16 zero", map[string]any{"x": uint16(0)}, "abs(x)", uint16(0)},
+		{"uint32 zero", map[string]any{"x": uint32(0)}, "abs(x)", uint32(0)},
+		{"uint64 zero", map[string]any{"x": uint64(0)}, "abs(x)", uint64(0)},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			program, err := expr.Compile(tt.expr, expr.Env(tt.env))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			result, err := expr.Run(program, tt.env)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builtin/lib.go b/builtin/lib.go
index 622612cb..d626f944 100644
--- a/builtin/lib.go
+++ b/builtin/lib.go
@@ -102,35 +102,15 @@ func Abs(x any) any {
 			return x
 		}
 	case uint:
-		if x < 0 {
-			return -x
-		} else {
-			return x
-		}
+		return x
 	case uint8:
-		if x < 0 {
-			return -x
-		} else {
-			return x
-		}
+		return x
 	case uint16:
-		if x < 0 {
-			return -x
-		} else {
-			return x
-		}
+		return x
 	case uint32:
-		if x < 0 {
-			return -x
-		} else {
-			return x
-		}
+		return x
 	case uint64:
-		if x < 0 {
-			return -x
-		} else {
-			return x
-		}
+		return x
 	}
 	panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid argument for abs (type %T)", x))
 }