diff --git a/concrete/common/extensions/multi_table.py b/concrete/common/extensions/multi_table.py
index 64fdedefd..73ac38191 100644
--- a/concrete/common/extensions/multi_table.py
+++ b/concrete/common/extensions/multi_table.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class MultiLookupTable:
             )
 
             traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-                inputs=[deepcopy(key.output)],
+                inputs=[key.output],
                 arbitrary_func=MultiLookupTable._checked_indexing,
                 output_value=generic_function_output_value,
                 op_kind="TLU",
diff --git a/concrete/common/extensions/table.py b/concrete/common/extensions/table.py
index e87fb2a05..981ebe7ce 100644
--- a/concrete/common/extensions/table.py
+++ b/concrete/common/extensions/table.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class LookupTable:
             generic_function_output_value.dtype = self.output_dtype
 
             traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-                inputs=[deepcopy(key.output)],
+                inputs=[key.output],
                 arbitrary_func=LookupTable._checked_indexing,
                 output_value=generic_function_output_value,
                 op_kind="TLU",
diff --git a/concrete/common/optimization/topological.py b/concrete/common/optimization/topological.py
index a2e6d435d..18bd39bd9 100644
--- a/concrete/common/optimization/topological.py
+++ b/concrete/common/optimization/topological.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def convert_float_subgraph_to_fused_node(
 
     # Create fused_node
     fused_node = GenericFunction(
-        inputs=[deepcopy(new_subgraph_variable_input.inputs[0])],
+        inputs=[new_subgraph_variable_input.inputs[0]],
         arbitrary_func=lambda x, float_op_subgraph, terminal_node: float_op_subgraph.evaluate(
             {0: x}
         )[terminal_node],
diff --git a/concrete/common/representation/intermediate.py b/concrete/common/representation/intermediate.py
index 0c6d851f7..7970ee188 100644
--- a/concrete/common/representation/intermediate.py
+++ b/concrete/common/representation/intermediate.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class GenericFunction(IntermediateNode):
         op_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         op_attributes: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(inputs)
+        super().__init__([deepcopy(i) for i in inputs])
         self._n_in = len(self.inputs)
         self.arbitrary_func = arbitrary_func
         self.op_kind = GenericFunctionKind(op_kind)
diff --git a/concrete/common/tracing/base_tracer.py b/concrete/common/tracing/base_tracer.py
index 4b183e882..0f7785b8d 100644
--- a/concrete/common/tracing/base_tracer.py
+++ b/concrete/common/tracing/base_tracer.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class BaseTracer(ABC):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(first_arg_output)],
+            inputs=[first_arg_output],
             arbitrary_func=op_lambda,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="TLU",
diff --git a/concrete/numpy/tracing.py b/concrete/numpy/tracing.py
index 069e082e4..7c4144413 100644
--- a/concrete/numpy/tracing.py
+++ b/concrete/numpy/tracing.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         generic_function_output_value = deepcopy(self.output)
         generic_function_output_value.dtype = output_dtype
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(self.output)],
+            inputs=[self.output],
             arbitrary_func=lambda x, dtype: x.astype(dtype),
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="TLU",
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(input_tracers[0].output)],
+            inputs=[input_tracers[0].output],
             arbitrary_func=unary_operator,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="TLU",
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         op_kwargs = deepcopy(kwargs)
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(input_tracer.output) for input_tracer in input_tracers],
+            inputs=[input_tracer.output for input_tracer in input_tracers],
             arbitrary_func=binary_operator,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="TLU",
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(first_arg_output)],
+            inputs=[first_arg_output],
             arbitrary_func=numpy.transpose,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="Memory",
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(first_arg_output)],
+            inputs=[first_arg_output],
             arbitrary_func=numpy.ravel,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="Memory",
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(first_arg_output)],
+            inputs=[first_arg_output],
             arbitrary_func=numpy.reshape,
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="Memory",
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ class NPTracer(BaseTracer):
         )
 
         traced_computation = GenericFunction(
-            inputs=[deepcopy(first_arg_output)],
+            inputs=[first_arg_output],
             arbitrary_func=lambda x: x.flatten(),
             output_value=generic_function_output_value,
             op_kind="Memory",