diff --git a/index/store/goleveldb/iterator.go b/index/store/goleveldb/iterator.go
index 2bc7f90c..f067aeb5 100644
--- a/index/store/goleveldb/iterator.go
+++ b/index/store/goleveldb/iterator.go
@@ -59,17 +59,11 @@ func (ldi *Iterator) Current() ([]byte, []byte, bool) {
 }
 
 func (ldi *Iterator) Key() []byte {
-	k := ldi.iterator.Key()
-	rv := make([]byte, len(k))
-	copy(rv, k)
-	return rv
+	return ldi.iterator.Key()
 }
 
 func (ldi *Iterator) Value() []byte {
-	v := ldi.iterator.Value()
-	rv := make([]byte, len(v))
-	copy(rv, v)
-	return rv
+	return ldi.iterator.Value()
 }
 
 func (ldi *Iterator) Valid() bool {
diff --git a/index/store/goleveldb/store.go b/index/store/goleveldb/store.go
index f202045c..f4ee0952 100644
--- a/index/store/goleveldb/store.go
+++ b/index/store/goleveldb/store.go
@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ func (ldbs *Store) get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if err == leveldb.ErrNotFound {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	rv := make([]byte, len(b))
-	copy(rv, b)
-	return rv, err
+	return b, err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) getWithSnapshot(key []byte, snapshot *leveldb.Snapshot) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ func (ldbs *Store) getWithSnapshot(key []byte, snapshot *leveldb.Snapshot) ([]by
 	if err == leveldb.ErrNotFound {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	rv := make([]byte, len(b))
-	copy(rv, b)
-	return rv, err
+	return b, err
 }
 
 func (ldbs *Store) set(key, val []byte) error {