diff --git a/vm/src/hint_processor/hint_processor_definition.rs b/vm/src/hint_processor/hint_processor_definition.rs
index c40c51cb58..29bae5a5f8 100644
--- a/vm/src/hint_processor/hint_processor_definition.rs
+++ b/vm/src/hint_processor/hint_processor_definition.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub trait HintProcessorLogic {
 
 // A map of hints that can be used to extend the current map of hints for the vm run
 // The map matches the pc at which the hints should be executed to a vec of compiled hints (Outputed by HintProcessor::CompileHint)
-pub type HintExtension = Box<HashMap<Relocatable, Vec<Box<dyn Any>>>>;
+pub type HintExtension = HashMap<Relocatable, Vec<Box<dyn Any>>>;
 
 pub trait HintProcessor: HintProcessorLogic + ResourceTracker {}
 impl<T> HintProcessor for T where T: HintProcessorLogic + ResourceTracker {}
diff --git a/vm/src/vm/vm_core.rs b/vm/src/vm/vm_core.rs
index d8408afa48..1b00e9c052 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm/vm_core.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm/vm_core.rs
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                     .map_err(|err| VirtualMachineError::Hint(Box::new((idx - s, err))))?;
                 // Check if the hint executed adds new hints, and update the hint_ranges & hint_datas accordingly
                 if let Some(hint_extension) = res {
-                    for (hint_pc, hints) in *hint_extension {
+                    for (hint_pc, hints) in hint_extension {
                         if let Ok(len) = NonZeroUsize::try_from(hints.len()) {
                             hint_ranges.insert(hint_pc, (hint_datas.len(), len));
                             hint_datas.extend(hints);