diff --git a/derive/src/field/mod.rs b/derive/src/field/mod.rs
index 37c1da17..66786f7d 100644
--- a/derive/src/field/mod.rs
+++ b/derive/src/field/mod.rs
@@ -589,7 +589,9 @@ pub(crate) fn impl_field(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
                             .unwrap();
                         let a1 = #field(a1);
 
-                        a0 * Self::R2 + a1 * Self::R3
+                        // enforce non assmebly impl since asm is likely to be optimized for sparse fields
+                        a0.mul_const(&Self::R2) + a1.mul_const(&Self::R3)
+
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/tests/field.rs b/src/tests/field.rs
index 18f7dcb1..6a44319e 100644
--- a/src/tests/field.rs
+++ b/src/tests/field.rs
@@ -725,18 +725,18 @@ where
     use rand_core::OsRng;
     use rand_core::RngCore;
 
-    let mut uniform_bytes = [0u8; L];
-    OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut uniform_bytes[..]);
+    let uniform_bytes = [0u8; L];
+    assert_eq!(F::from_uniform_bytes(&uniform_bytes), F::ZERO);
 
-    let e0 = {
+    let mut uniform_bytes = [u8::MAX; L];
+
+    for _ in 0..10000 {
         let e0 = BigUint::from_bytes_le(&uniform_bytes);
-        let e0 = e0 % crate::tests::modulus::<F>();
-        let bytes = e0.to_bytes_le();
-        let mut e0 = F::Repr::default();
-        e0.as_mut()[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(&bytes);
-        F::from_repr(e0).unwrap()
-    };
+        let e0: F = crate::tests::big_to_fe(&e0);
+
+        let e1 = F::from_uniform_bytes(&uniform_bytes);
+        assert_eq!(e0, e1);
 
-    let e1 = F::from_uniform_bytes(&uniform_bytes);
-    assert_eq!(e0, e1);
+        OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut uniform_bytes[..]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index c06f4228..22feadc5 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ pub(crate) fn fe_to_big<F: PrimeField>(fe: &F) -> BigUint {
     BigUint::from_bytes_le(fe.to_repr().as_ref())
 }
 
+pub fn big_to_fe<F: PrimeField>(e: &BigUint) -> F {
+    let e = e % modulus::<F>();
+    let bytes = e.to_bytes_le();
+    let mut repr = F::Repr::default();
+    repr.as_mut()[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(&bytes[..]);
+    F::from_repr(repr).unwrap()
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn modulus<F: PrimeField>() -> BigUint {
     fe_to_big(&-F::ONE) + 1usize
 }