diff --git a/src/operators/transferpepo.jl b/src/operators/transferpepo.jl
index b2882091..92a74fae 100644
--- a/src/operators/transferpepo.jl
+++ b/src/operators/transferpepo.jl
@@ -219,14 +219,13 @@ end
 function MPSKit.expectation_value(
     st::MPSMultiline, opp::TransferPEPOMultiline, ca::MPSKit.PerMPOInfEnv
 )
-    retval = prod(product(1:size(st, 1), 1:size(st, 2))) do (i, j)
+    return prod(product(1:size(st, 1), 1:size(st, 2))) do (i, j)
         O_ij = opp[i, j]
         N = height(opp[1]) + 4
         # just reuse left environment contraction
         GL´ = transfer_left(leftenv(ca, i, j, st), O_ij, st.AC[i, j], st.AC[i + 1, j])
-        retval[i, j] = TensorOperations.tensorscalar(
+        return TensorOperations.tensorscalar(
             ncon([GL´, rightenv(ca, i, j, st)], [[N, (2:(N - 1))..., 1], [(1:N)...]])
         )
     end
-    return retval
 end
diff --git a/src/operators/transferpeps.jl b/src/operators/transferpeps.jl
index 200d2c10..a191a0b7 100644
--- a/src/operators/transferpeps.jl
+++ b/src/operators/transferpeps.jl
@@ -154,16 +154,15 @@ end
 function MPSKit.expectation_value(
     st::MPSMultiline, opp::TransferPEPSMultiline, ca::MPSKit.PerMPOInfEnv
 )
-    retval = prod(product(1:size(st, 1), 1:size(st, 2))) do (i, j)
+    return prod(product(1:size(st, 1), 1:size(st, 2))) do (i, j)
         O_ij = opp[i, j]
-        retval[i, j] = @tensor leftenv(ca, i, j, st)[1 2 4; 7] *
+        return @tensor leftenv(ca, i, j, st)[1 2 4; 7] *
             conj(st.AC[i + 1, j][1 3 6; 13]) *
             O_ij[1][5; 8 11 3 2] *
             conj(O_ij[2][5; 9 12 6 4]) *
             st.AC[i, j][7 8 9; 10] *
             rightenv(ca, i, j, st)[10 11 12; 13]
     end
-    return retval
 end
 
 @doc """