diff --git a/lib/unsafe/src/Data/Foldable/Unsafe.hs b/lib/unsafe/src/Data/Foldable/Unsafe.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb7086878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unsafe/src/Data/Foldable/Unsafe.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-x-partial #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module: unsafe.Data.Foldable.Unsafe
+-- Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Kadena LLC.
+-- License: MIT
+-- Maintainer: Pact Team
+-- Stability: experimental
+--
+-- This module provides unsafe versions for all functions in "Data.Foldable"
+-- that are either partial or return a 'Maybe' value.
+--
+module Data.Foldable.Unsafe
+(
+-- * Unsafe versions of partial functions
+  unsafeMaximum
+, unsafeMaximumBy
+, unsafeMinimum
+, unsafeMinimumBy
+
+-- * Unsafe versions of functions that return 'Maybe' values
+, unsafeFind
+) where
+
+import Data.Foldable
+
+import GHC.Stack
+
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- Unsafe versions of partial functions
+
+unsafeMaximum :: HasCallStack => Foldable t => Ord a => t a -> a
+unsafeMaximum = maximum
+
+unsafeMaximumBy :: HasCallStack => Foldable t => (a -> a -> Ordering) -> t a -> a
+unsafeMaximumBy = maximumBy
+
+unsafeMinimum :: HasCallStack => (Foldable t, Ord a) => t a -> a
+unsafeMinimum = minimum
+
+unsafeMinimumBy :: HasCallStack => Foldable t => (a -> a -> Ordering) -> t a -> a
+unsafeMinimumBy = minimumBy
+
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- Unsafe versions of functions that return Maybe
+
+unsafeFind :: HasCallStack => Foldable t => (a -> Bool) -> t a -> a
+unsafeFind a b = case find a b of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeFind: not found"
+    Just x -> x
+
diff --git a/lib/unsafe/src/Data/List/Unsafe.hs b/lib/unsafe/src/Data/List/Unsafe.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d43b757a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/unsafe/src/Data/List/Unsafe.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-x-partial #-}
+
+-- |
+-- Module: Data.List.Unsafe
+-- Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Kadena LLC.
+-- License: MIT
+-- Maintainer: Pact Team
+-- Stability: experimental
+--
+-- This module provides unsafe versions for all functions in "Data.List" that
+-- are either partial or return a 'Maybe' value.
+--
+module Data.List.Unsafe
+(
+-- * Unsafe versions of partial functions
+  unsafeHead
+, unsafeLast
+, unsafeTail
+, unsafeInit
+, unsafeIndex
+, unsafeGenericIndex
+
+-- * Unsafe versions of functions that return 'Maybe' values
+, unsafeUncons
+, unsafeUnsnoc
+, unsafeLookup
+, unsafeElemIndex
+, unsafeFindIndex
+, unsafeStripPrefix
+) where
+
+import Data.List
+
+import GHC.Stack
+
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- Unsafe versions of partial functions
+
+unsafeHead :: HasCallStack => [a] -> a
+unsafeHead = head
+
+unsafeLast :: HasCallStack => [a] -> a
+unsafeLast = last
+
+unsafeTail :: HasCallStack => [a] -> [a]
+unsafeTail = tail
+
+unsafeInit :: HasCallStack => [a] -> [a]
+unsafeInit = init
+
+unsafeIndex :: HasCallStack => [a] -> Int -> a
+unsafeIndex = (!!)
+
+unsafeGenericIndex :: Integral i => [a] -> i -> a
+unsafeGenericIndex = genericIndex
+
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- Unsafe versions of functions that return Maybe
+
+unsafeUncons :: HasCallStack => [a] -> (a, [a])
+unsafeUncons a = case uncons a of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeUncons: empty list"
+    Just x -> x
+
+unsafeUnsnoc :: [a] -> ([a], a)
+unsafeUnsnoc a = case unsnoc a of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeUnsnoc: empty list"
+    Just x -> x
+
+unsafeLookup :: HasCallStack => Eq a => a -> [(a,b)] -> b
+unsafeLookup a b = case lookup a b of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeLookup: not found"
+    Just x -> x
+
+unsafeElemIndex :: Eq a => a -> [a] -> Int
+unsafeElemIndex a b = case elemIndex a b of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeElemIndex: not found"
+    Just x -> x
+
+unsafeFindIndex :: (a -> Bool) -> [a] -> Int
+unsafeFindIndex a b = case findIndex a b of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeFindIndex: not found"
+    Just x -> x
+
+unsafeStripPrefix :: Eq a => [a] -> [a] -> [a]
+unsafeStripPrefix a b = case stripPrefix a b of
+    Nothing -> error "Data.List.Unsafe.unsafeStripPrefix: not found"
+    Just x -> x
+
diff --git a/pact.cabal b/pact.cabal
index 1621101e2..dcd3b5ed4 100644
--- a/pact.cabal
+++ b/pact.cabal
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ library pact-prettyprinter
     , ansi-terminal >=0.4
     , prettyprinter >= 1.7
 
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- Internal: unsafe functions from base
+--
+-- This is to avoid cluttering production code with
+-- `{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-x-partial #-}` pragmas with base >= 4.20
+
+library unsafe
+  visibility: public
+  hs-source-dirs: lib/unsafe/src
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+  exposed-modules:
+    Data.Foldable.Unsafe
+    Data.List.Unsafe
+  build-depends:
+    , base >= 4.5 && < 5
+
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
 -- Pact library