diff --git a/milli/src/search/new/vector_sort.rs b/milli/src/search/new/vector_sort.rs
index 47480c315..de1dacbe7 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/new/vector_sort.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/new/vector_sort.rs
@@ -52,15 +52,12 @@ impl<Q: RankingRuleQueryTrait> VectorSort<Q> {
         ctx: &mut SearchContext<'_>,
         vector_candidates: &RoaringBitmap,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        let readers: Result<Vec<_>> =
-            ctx.index.arroy_readers(ctx.txn, self.embedder_index, self.quantized).collect();
-
         let target = &self.target;
         let mut results = Vec::new();
 
-        for reader in readers?.iter() {
+        for reader in ctx.index.arroy_readers(ctx.txn, self.embedder_index, self.quantized) {
             let nns_by_vector =
-                reader.nns_by_vector(ctx.txn, target, self.limit, Some(vector_candidates))?;
+                reader?.nns_by_vector(ctx.txn, target, self.limit, Some(vector_candidates))?;
             results.extend(nns_by_vector.into_iter());
         }
         results.sort_unstable_by_key(|(_, distance)| OrderedFloat(*distance));
diff --git a/milli/src/search/similar.rs b/milli/src/search/similar.rs
index ac56e10fa..a9072f723 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/similar.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/similar.rs
@@ -70,14 +70,10 @@ impl<'a> Similar<'a> {
                 .get(self.rtxn, &self.embedder_name)?
                 .ok_or_else(|| crate::UserError::InvalidEmbedder(self.embedder_name.to_owned()))?;
 
-        let readers: Result<Vec<_>> =
-            self.index.arroy_readers(self.rtxn, embedder_index, self.quantized).collect();
-        let readers = readers?;
-
         let mut results = Vec::new();
 
-        for reader in readers.iter() {
-            let nns_by_item = reader.nns_by_item(
+        for reader in self.index.arroy_readers(self.rtxn, embedder_index, self.quantized) {
+            let nns_by_item = reader?.nns_by_item(
                 self.rtxn,
                 self.id,
                 self.limit + self.offset + 1,