diff --git a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
index 70c1aab7e0..cbdd1c197d 100644
--- a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
@@ -5251,21 +5251,16 @@ class BodyVisitor : public CommonVisitor<BodyVisitor> {
         current_scope = f->m_symtab;
         Vec<ASR::stmt_t*> body_asr;
         body_asr.reserve(al, x.n_body);
-        Vec<ASR::stmt_t*> new_body_asr;
-        new_body_asr.reserve(al,1);
         if ( super_call_stmt ) {
-            new_body_asr.push_back(al, super_call_stmt);
+            body_asr.push_back(al, super_call_stmt);
         }
         Vec<ASR::symbol_t*> rts;
         rts.reserve(al, 4);
         dependencies.clear(al);
         transform_stmts(body_asr, body.n, body.p);
-        for (size_t i=0; i<body_asr.size();i++) {
-            new_body_asr.push_back(al,body_asr[i]);
-        }
         for (const auto &rt: rt_vec) { rts.push_back(al, rt); }
-        f->m_body = new_body_asr.p;
-        f->n_body = new_body_asr.size();
+        f->m_body = body_asr.p;
+        f->n_body = body_asr.size();
         ASR::FunctionType_t* func_type = ASR::down_cast<ASR::FunctionType_t>(
                                                         f->m_function_signature);
         func_type->m_restrictions = rts.p;