diff --git a/sign/dilithium/mode2/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/dilithium/mode2/internal/dilithium.go
index 6d4b4d16e..f4bf00bc3 100644
--- a/sign/dilithium/mode2/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/dilithium/mode2/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])
diff --git a/sign/dilithium/mode3/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/dilithium/mode3/internal/dilithium.go
index 9d0a1f196..08512c210 100644
--- a/sign/dilithium/mode3/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/dilithium/mode3/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])
diff --git a/sign/dilithium/mode5/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/dilithium/mode5/internal/dilithium.go
index 6d4b4d16e..f4bf00bc3 100644
--- a/sign/dilithium/mode5/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/dilithium/mode5/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])
diff --git a/sign/mldsa/mldsa44/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/mldsa/mldsa44/internal/dilithium.go
index 6d4b4d16e..f4bf00bc3 100644
--- a/sign/mldsa/mldsa44/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/mldsa/mldsa44/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])
diff --git a/sign/mldsa/mldsa65/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/mldsa/mldsa65/internal/dilithium.go
index 6d4b4d16e..f4bf00bc3 100644
--- a/sign/mldsa/mldsa65/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/mldsa/mldsa65/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])
diff --git a/sign/mldsa/mldsa87/internal/dilithium.go b/sign/mldsa/mldsa87/internal/dilithium.go
index 6d4b4d16e..f4bf00bc3 100644
--- a/sign/mldsa/mldsa87/internal/dilithium.go
+++ b/sign/mldsa/mldsa87/internal/dilithium.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type PublicKey struct {
 	// Cached values
 	t1p [common.PolyT1Size * K]byte
 	A   *Mat
-	tr  *[TRSize]byte
+	tr  [TRSize]byte
 }
 
 // PrivateKey is the type of Dilithium private keys.
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ func (pk *PublicKey) Unpack(buf *[PublicKeySize]byte) {
 	pk.A.Derive(&pk.rho)
 
 	// tr = CRH(ρ ‖ t1) = CRH(pk)
-	pk.tr = new([TRSize]byte)
 	h := sha3.NewShake256()
 	_, _ = h.Write(buf[:])
 	_, _ = h.Read(pk.tr[:])
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func NewKeyFromSeed(seed *[common.SeedSize]byte) (*PublicKey, *PrivateKey) {
 	_, _ = h.Read(sk.tr[:])
 
 	// Finish cache of public key
-	pk.tr = &sk.tr
+	pk.tr = sk.tr
 
 	return &pk, &sk
 }
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ func (sk *PrivateKey) Public() *PublicKey {
 	pk := &PublicKey{
 		rho: sk.rho,
 		A:   &sk.A,
-		tr:  &sk.tr,
+		tr:  sk.tr,
 	}
 	sk.computeT0andT1(&t0, &pk.t1)
 	pk.t1.PackT1(pk.t1p[:])