diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 1abd7456b4..854778873e 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // Parse each rust file with syn and run the linting suite on it in parallel
     rust_files.par_iter().for_each_with(tx.clone(), |tx, file| {
+        let is_test = file.display().to_string().contains("test");
         let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(file) else {
             return;
         };
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ fn main() {
         track_lint(ForbidKeysRemoveCall::lint(&parsed_file));
         track_lint(RequireFreezeStruct::lint(&parsed_file));
         track_lint(RequireExplicitPalletIndex::lint(&parsed_file));
+
+        if is_test {
+            track_lint(ForbidSaturatingMath::lint(&parsed_file));
+        }
     });
 
     // Collect and print all errors after the parallel processing is done
diff --git a/pallets/subtensor/src/tests/epoch.rs b/pallets/subtensor/src/tests/epoch.rs
index 4c24769c27..93ca1d5c82 100644
--- a/pallets/subtensor/src/tests/epoch.rs
+++ b/pallets/subtensor/src/tests/epoch.rs
@@ -2285,19 +2285,19 @@ fn test_compute_alpha_values() {
     // exp_val = exp(0.0 - 1.0 * 0.1) = exp(-0.1)
     // alpha[0] = 1 / (1 + exp(-0.1)) ~ 0.9048374180359595
     let exp_val_0 = I32F32::from_num(0.9048374180359595);
-    let expected_alpha_0 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / I32F32::from_num(1.0).saturating_add(exp_val_0);
+    let expected_alpha_0 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / (I32F32::from_num(1.0) + exp_val_0);
 
     // For consensus[1] = 0.5:
     // exp_val = exp(0.0 - 1.0 * 0.5) = exp(-0.5)
     // alpha[1] = 1 / (1 + exp(-0.5)) ~ 0.6065306597126334
     let exp_val_1 = I32F32::from_num(0.6065306597126334);
-    let expected_alpha_1 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / I32F32::from_num(1.0).saturating_add(exp_val_1);
+    let expected_alpha_1 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / (I32F32::from_num(1.0) + exp_val_1);
 
     // For consensus[2] = 0.9:
     // exp_val = exp(0.0 - 1.0 * 0.9) = exp(-0.9)
     // alpha[2] = 1 / (1 + exp(-0.9)) ~ 0.4065696597405991
     let exp_val_2 = I32F32::from_num(0.4065696597405991);
-    let expected_alpha_2 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / I32F32::from_num(1.0).saturating_add(exp_val_2);
+    let expected_alpha_2 = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / (I32F32::from_num(1.0) + exp_val_2);
 
     // Define an epsilon for approximate equality checks.
     let epsilon = I32F32::from_num(1e-6);
@@ -2329,13 +2329,13 @@ fn test_compute_alpha_values_256_miners() {
 
     for (i, &c) in consensus.iter().enumerate() {
         // Use saturating subtraction and multiplication
-        let exponent = b.saturating_sub(a.saturating_mul(c));
+        let exponent = b - (a * c);
 
         // Use safe_exp instead of exp
         let exp_val = safe_exp(exponent);
 
         // Use saturating addition and division
-        let expected_alpha = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / I32F32::from_num(1.0).saturating_add(exp_val);
+        let expected_alpha = I32F32::from_num(1.0) / (I32F32::from_num(1.0) + exp_val);
 
         // Assert that the computed alpha values match the expected values within the epsilon.
         assert_approx_eq(alpha[i], expected_alpha, epsilon);
diff --git a/support/linting/src/forbid_saturating_math.rs b/support/linting/src/forbid_saturating_math.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ad5385b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/linting/src/forbid_saturating_math.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use super::*;
+use syn::{Expr, ExprCall, ExprMethodCall, ExprPath, File, Path, spanned::Spanned, visit::Visit};
+
+pub struct ForbidSaturatingMath;
+
+impl Lint for ForbidSaturatingMath {
+    fn lint(source: &File) -> Result {
+        let mut visitor = SaturatingMathBanVisitor::default();
+        visitor.visit_file(source);
+
+        if visitor.errors.is_empty() {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(visitor.errors)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct SaturatingMathBanVisitor {
+    errors: Vec<syn::Error>,
+}
+
+impl<'ast> Visit<'ast> for SaturatingMathBanVisitor {
+    fn visit_expr_method_call(&mut self, node: &'ast ExprMethodCall) {
+        let ExprMethodCall { method, .. } = node;
+
+        if method.to_string().starts_with("saturating_") {
+            let msg = "Safe math is banned to encourage tests to panic";
+            self.errors.push(syn::Error::new(method.span(), msg));
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn visit_expr_call(&mut self, node: &'ast ExprCall) {
+        let ExprCall { func, .. } = node;
+
+        if is_saturating_math_call(func) {
+            let msg = "Safe math is banned to encourage tests to panic";
+            self.errors.push(syn::Error::new(node.func.span(), msg));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_saturating_math_call(func: &Expr) -> bool {
+    let Expr::Path(ExprPath {
+        path: Path { segments: path, .. },
+        ..
+    }) = func
+    else {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    path.last()
+        .is_some_and(|seg| seg.ident.to_string().starts_with("saturating_"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use quote::quote;
+
+    fn lint(input: proc_macro2::TokenStream) -> Result {
+        let mut visitor = SaturatingMathBanVisitor::default();
+        let expr: syn::Expr = syn::parse2(input).expect("should be a valid expression");
+
+        match &expr {
+            syn::Expr::MethodCall(call) => visitor.visit_expr_method_call(call),
+            syn::Expr::Call(call) => visitor.visit_expr_call(call),
+            _ => panic!("should be a valid method call or function call"),
+        }
+
+        if visitor.errors.is_empty() {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(visitor.errors)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_saturating_forbidden() {
+        let input = quote! { stake.saturating_add(alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { alpha_price.saturating_mul(float_alpha_block_emission) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { alpha_out_i.saturating_sub(root_alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_saturating_ufcs_forbidden() {
+        let input = quote! { SaturatingAdd::saturating_add(stake, alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { core::num::SaturatingAdd::saturating_add(stake, alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input =
+            quote! { SaturatingMul::saturating_mul(alpha_price, float_alpha_block_emission) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { core::num::SaturatingMul::saturating_mul(alpha_price, float_alpha_block_emission) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { SaturatingSub::saturating_sub(alpha_out_i, root_alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { core::num::SaturatingSub::saturating_sub(alpha_out_i, root_alpha) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_saturating_to_from_num_forbidden() {
+        let input = quote! { I96F32::saturating_from_num(u64::MAX) };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+        let input = quote! { remaining_emission.saturating_to_num::<u64>() };
+        assert!(lint(input).is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/support/linting/src/lib.rs b/support/linting/src/lib.rs
index a65466e6a5..864d4a5572 100644
--- a/support/linting/src/lib.rs
+++ b/support/linting/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ pub use lint::*;
 
 mod forbid_as_primitive;
 mod forbid_keys_remove;
+mod forbid_saturating_math;
 mod pallet_index;
 mod require_freeze_struct;
 
 pub use forbid_as_primitive::ForbidAsPrimitiveConversion;
 pub use forbid_keys_remove::ForbidKeysRemoveCall;
+pub use forbid_saturating_math::ForbidSaturatingMath;
 pub use pallet_index::RequireExplicitPalletIndex;
 pub use require_freeze_struct::RequireFreezeStruct;