diff --git a/unstructured/staging/datasaur.py b/unstructured/staging/datasaur.py
index a7f96ae1cc..c73401d7b0 100644
--- a/unstructured/staging/datasaur.py
+++ b/unstructured/staging/datasaur.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ def stage_for_datasaur(
     entities: Optional[List[List[Dict[str, Any]]]] = None,
 ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Convert a list of elements into a list of dictionaries for use in Datasaur"""
-    result: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
-
     _entities: List[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = [[] for _ in range(len(elements))]
     if entities is not None:
         if len(entities) != len(elements):
@@ -21,11 +19,7 @@ def stage_for_datasaur(
 
         _entities = entities
 
-    for i, item in enumerate(elements):
-        data = {"text": item.text, "entities": _entities[i]}
-        result.append(data)
-
-    return result
+    return [{"text": item.text, "entities": _entities[i]} for i, item in enumerate(elements)]
 
 
 def _validate_datasaur_entity(entity: Dict[str, Any]):