diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs b/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
index d0d41bccf8b..474d3fa236e 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/bytes.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl PyBytes {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyRef<Self> {
         let stripped = zelf.inner.rstrip(chars);
-        if stripped == zelf.as_bytes().to_vec() {
+        if stripped == zelf.as_bytes() {
             zelf
         } else {
             vm.ctx.new_bytes(stripped.to_vec())