diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 131a8fc..0738b7d 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -870,26 +870,22 @@ impl<T: ThreadMode> DBWithThreadMode<T> {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = (&'b W, K)>,
         W: AsColumnFamilyRef,
     {
-        let mut boxed_keys: Vec<Box<[u8]>> = Vec::new();
-        let mut keys_sizes = Vec::new();
-        let mut column_families = Vec::new();
-        for (cf, key) in keys {
-            boxed_keys.push(Box::from(key.as_ref()));
-            keys_sizes.push(key.as_ref().len());
-            column_families.push(cf);
-        }
-        let ptr_keys: Vec<_> = boxed_keys
+        let (cfs_and_keys, keys_sizes): (Vec<(_, Box<[u8]>)>, Vec<_>) = keys
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(cf, key)| ((cf, Box::from(key.as_ref())), key.as_ref().len()))
+            .unzip();
+        let ptr_keys: Vec<_> = cfs_and_keys
             .iter()
-            .map(|k| k.as_ptr() as *const c_char)
+            .map(|(_, k)| k.as_ptr() as *const c_char)
             .collect();
-        let ptr_cfs: Vec<_> = column_families
+        let ptr_cfs: Vec<_> = cfs_and_keys
             .iter()
-            .map(|c| c.inner() as *const _)
+            .map(|(c, _)| c.inner() as *const _)
             .collect();
 
-        let mut values = vec![ptr::null_mut(); boxed_keys.len()];
-        let mut values_sizes = vec![0_usize; boxed_keys.len()];
-        let mut errors = vec![ptr::null_mut(); boxed_keys.len()];
+        let mut values = vec![ptr::null_mut(); ptr_keys.len()];
+        let mut values_sizes = vec![0_usize; ptr_keys.len()];
+        let mut errors = vec![ptr::null_mut(); ptr_keys.len()];
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_multi_get_cf(
                 self.inner,