diff --git a/pkg/store/bucket.go b/pkg/store/bucket.go
index 14feb35231..907dd56a8c 100644
--- a/pkg/store/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/store/bucket.go
@@ -819,10 +819,11 @@ type blockSeriesClient struct {
 	i               int
 	postings        []storage.SeriesRef
 	chkMetas        []chunks.Meta
+	lset            labels.Labels
 	symbolizedLset  []symbolizedLabel
 	entries         []seriesEntry
-	batch           []*storepb.SeriesResponse
 	hasMorePostings bool
+	batchSize       int
 }
 
 func newBlockSeriesClient(
@@ -856,8 +857,8 @@ func newBlockSeriesClient(
 		loadAggregates:     req.Aggregates,
 		shardMatcher:       shardMatcher,
 		calculateChunkHash: calculateChunkHash,
-		entries:            make([]seriesEntry, 0, batchSize),
 		hasMorePostings:    true,
+		batchSize:          batchSize,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -895,24 +896,31 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) ExpandPostings(
 	}
 
 	b.postings = ps
+	if b.batchSize > len(ps) {
+		b.batchSize = len(ps)
+	}
+	b.entries = make([]seriesEntry, 0, b.batchSize)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *blockSeriesClient) Recv() (*storepb.SeriesResponse, error) {
-	for len(b.batch) == 0 && b.hasMorePostings {
+	for len(b.entries) == 0 && b.hasMorePostings {
 		if err := b.nextBatch(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(b.batch) == 0 {
+	if len(b.entries) == 0 {
 		return nil, io.EOF
 	}
 
-	next := b.batch[0]
-	b.batch = b.batch[1:]
+	next := b.entries[0]
+	b.entries = b.entries[1:]
 
-	return next, nil
+	return storepb.NewSeriesResponse(&storepb.Series{
+		Labels: labelpb.ZLabelsFromPromLabels(next.lset),
+		Chunks: next.chks,
+	}), nil
 }
 
 func (b *blockSeriesClient) nextBatch() error {
@@ -929,9 +937,6 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) nextBatch() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	b.entries = b.entries[:0]
-	b.batch = b.batch[:0]
-
 	b.indexr.reset()
 	if !b.skipChunks {
 		b.chunkr.reset()
@@ -941,6 +946,7 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) nextBatch() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "preload series")
 	}
 
+	b.entries = b.entries[:0]
 	for i := 0; i < len(postingsBatch); i++ {
 		ok, err := b.indexr.LoadSeriesForTime(postingsBatch[i], &b.symbolizedLset, &b.chkMetas, b.skipChunks, b.mint, b.maxt)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -950,26 +956,22 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) nextBatch() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		var lset labels.Labels
-		if err := b.indexr.LookupLabelsSymbols(b.symbolizedLset, &lset); err != nil {
+		if err := b.indexr.LookupLabelsSymbols(b.symbolizedLset, &b.lset); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "Lookup labels symbols")
 		}
 
-		completeLabelset := labelpb.ExtendSortedLabels(lset, b.extLset)
+		completeLabelset := labelpb.ExtendSortedLabels(b.lset, b.extLset)
 		if !b.shardMatcher.MatchesLabels(completeLabelset) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		s := seriesEntry{lset: completeLabelset}
 		if b.skipChunks {
-			b.batch = append(b.batch, storepb.NewSeriesResponse(&storepb.Series{
-				Labels: labelpb.ZLabelsFromPromLabels(completeLabelset),
-			}))
+			b.entries = append(b.entries, s)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		s := seriesEntry{}
 		// Schedule loading chunks.
-		s.lset = completeLabelset
 		s.refs = make([]chunks.ChunkRef, 0, len(b.chkMetas))
 		s.chks = make([]storepb.AggrChunk, 0, len(b.chkMetas))
 
@@ -998,13 +1000,6 @@ func (b *blockSeriesClient) nextBatch() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, entry := range b.entries {
-		b.batch = append(b.batch, storepb.NewSeriesResponse(&storepb.Series{
-			Labels: labelpb.ZLabelsFromPromLabels(entry.lset),
-			Chunks: entry.chks,
-		}))
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }