diff --git a/zone/lua_entity_list.cpp b/zone/lua_entity_list.cpp
index 1a334fc99..a90b9966b 100644
--- a/zone/lua_entity_list.cpp
+++ b/zone/lua_entity_list.cpp
@@ -641,9 +641,7 @@ Lua_Mob_List Lua_EntityList::GetCloseMobList(Lua_Mob mob) {
 	Lua_Mob_List ret;
 
 	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob);
-
 	ret.entries.reserve(l.size());
-
 	for (const auto& e : l) {
 		ret.entries.emplace_back(Lua_Mob(e.second));
 	}
@@ -653,14 +651,9 @@ Lua_Mob_List Lua_EntityList::GetCloseMobList(Lua_Mob mob) {
 
 Lua_Mob_List Lua_EntityList::GetCloseMobList(Lua_Mob mob, float distance) {
 	Lua_Safe_Call_Class(Lua_Mob_List);
-
 	Lua_Mob_List ret;
 
-	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob);
-
-	ret.entries.reserve(l.size());
-
-	for (const auto& e : l) {
+	for (const auto& e : self->GetCloseMobList(mob)) {
 		if (mob.CalculateDistance(e.second) <= distance) {
 			ret.entries.emplace_back(Lua_Mob(e.second));
 		}
@@ -674,11 +667,7 @@ Lua_Mob_List Lua_EntityList::GetCloseMobList(Lua_Mob mob, float distance, bool i
 
 	Lua_Mob_List ret;
 
-	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob);
-
-	ret.entries.reserve(l.size());
-
-	for (const auto& e : l) {
+	for (const auto& e : self->GetCloseMobList(mob)) {
 		if (ignore_self && e.second == mob) {
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/zone/perl_entity.cpp b/zone/perl_entity.cpp
index 025f1d7d2..42baee9f8 100644
--- a/zone/perl_entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/perl_entity.cpp
@@ -614,11 +614,8 @@ Bot* Perl_EntityList_GetRandomBot(EntityList* self, float x, float y, float z, f
 perl::array Perl_EntityList_GetCloseMobList(EntityList* self, Mob* mob)
 {
 	perl::array result;
-
 	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob);
-
 	result.reserve(l.size());
-
 	for (const auto& e : l) {
 		result.push_back(e.second);
 	}
@@ -629,12 +626,7 @@ perl::array Perl_EntityList_GetCloseMobList(EntityList* self, Mob* mob)
 perl::array Perl_EntityList_GetCloseMobList(EntityList* self, Mob* mob, float distance)
 {
 	perl::array result;
-
-	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob, distance);
-
-	result.reserve(l.size());
-
-	for (const auto& e : l) {
+	for (const auto& e : self->GetCloseMobList(mob, distance)) {
 		if (mob->CalculateDistance(e.second) <= distance) {
 			result.push_back(e.second);
 		}
@@ -646,12 +638,7 @@ perl::array Perl_EntityList_GetCloseMobList(EntityList* self, Mob* mob, float di
 perl::array Perl_EntityList_GetCloseMobList(EntityList* self, Mob* mob, float distance, bool ignore_self)
 {
 	perl::array result;
-
-	const auto& l = self->GetCloseMobList(mob, distance);
-
-	result.reserve(l.size());
-
-	for (const auto& e : l) {
+	for (const auto& e : self->GetCloseMobList(mob, distance)) {
 		if (ignore_self && e.second == mob) {
 			continue;
 		}