diff --git a/python/src/load.cpp b/python/src/load.cpp
index a63e5063e..ccd5b221b 100644
--- a/python/src/load.cpp
+++ b/python/src/load.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, array> mlx_load_safetensor_helper(
     py::object file,
     StreamOrDevice s) {
   if (py::isinstance<py::str>(file)) { // Assume .safetensors file path string
-    return {load_safetensors(py::cast<std::string>(file), s)};
+    return load_safetensors(py::cast<std::string>(file), s);
   } else if (is_istream_object(file)) {
     // If we don't own the stream and it was passed to us, eval immediately
     auto arr = load_safetensors(std::make_shared<PyFileReader>(file), s);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, array> mlx_load_safetensor_helper(
         arr.eval();
       }
     }
-    return {arr};
+    return arr;
   }
 
   throw std::invalid_argument(
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ std::unordered_map<std::string, array> mlx_load_npz_helper(
     arr.eval();
   }
 
-  return {array_dict};
+  return array_dict;
 }
 
 array mlx_load_npy_helper(py::object file, StreamOrDevice s) {
   if (py::isinstance<py::str>(file)) { // Assume .npy file path string
-    return {load(py::cast<std::string>(file), s)};
+    return load(py::cast<std::string>(file), s);
   } else if (is_istream_object(file)) {
     // If we don't own the stream and it was passed to us, eval immediately
     auto arr = load(std::make_shared<PyFileReader>(file), s);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ array mlx_load_npy_helper(py::object file, StreamOrDevice s) {
       py::gil_scoped_release gil;
       arr.eval();
     }
-    return {arr};
+    return arr;
   }
   throw std::invalid_argument(
       "[load_npy] Input must be a file-like object, or string");