diff --git a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/encrypt/mod.rs b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/encrypt/mod.rs
index 635a6f005..7774e9a88 100644
--- a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/encrypt/mod.rs
+++ b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/encrypt/mod.rs
@@ -505,9 +505,7 @@ impl GlweSecretKey<&[u64]> {
 
         let mask = mask.as_view();
 
-        for idx in 0..mask.glwe_params.dimension {
-            let poly = mask.get_polynomial(idx);
-            let bin_poly = self.get_polynomial(idx);
+        for (poly, bin_poly) in zip_eq(mask.iter_polynomial(), self.iter()) {
             let body = body.as_mut_view();
             update_with_wrapping_add_mul(body, poly, bin_poly)
         }
@@ -517,9 +515,7 @@ impl GlweSecretKey<&[u64]> {
 
         let mask = mask.as_view();
         out.copy_from_slice(body.into_data());
-        for idx in 0..mask.glwe_params.dimension {
-            let poly = mask.get_polynomial(idx);
-            let bin_poly = self.get_polynomial(idx);
+        for (poly, bin_poly) in zip_eq(mask.iter_polynomial(), self.iter()) {
             update_with_wrapping_sub_mul(
                 Polynomial::new(out, encrypted.glwe_params.polynomial_size),
                 poly,
@@ -616,9 +612,7 @@ impl GlweSecretKey<&[u64]> {
         let (mask, mut body) = encrypted.into_mask_and_body();
 
         let mask = mask.as_view();
-        for idx in 0..mask.glwe_params.dimension {
-            let poly = mask.get_polynomial(idx);
-            let bin_poly = self.get_polynomial(idx);
+        for (poly, bin_poly) in zip_eq(mask.iter_polynomial(), self.iter()) {
             update_with_wrapping_add_mul(body.as_mut_view(), poly, bin_poly)
         }
     }
diff --git a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/glwe_ciphertext.rs b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/glwe_ciphertext.rs
index 256b13036..60fade55c 100644
--- a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/glwe_ciphertext.rs
+++ b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/glwe_ciphertext.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-use crate::implementation::{zip_eq, Container, ContainerMut, Split};
-
 use super::polynomial::Polynomial;
 use super::polynomial_list::PolynomialList;
 use super::GlweParams;
+use crate::implementation::{zip_eq, Container, ContainerMut, Split};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[readonly::make]
@@ -11,13 +10,6 @@ pub struct GlweCiphertext<C: Container> {
     pub glwe_params: GlweParams,
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[readonly::make]
-pub struct GlweMask<C: Container> {
-    pub data: C,
-    pub glwe_params: GlweParams,
-}
-
 impl<C: Container> GlweCiphertext<C> {
     pub fn data_len(glwe_params: GlweParams) -> usize {
         glwe_params.polynomial_size * (glwe_params.dimension + 1)
@@ -67,7 +59,7 @@ impl<C: Container> GlweCiphertext<C> {
         self.data
     }
 
-    pub fn into_mask_and_body(self) -> (GlweMask<C>, Polynomial<C>)
+    pub fn into_mask_and_body(self) -> (PolynomialList<C>, Polynomial<C>)
     where
         C: Split,
     {
@@ -76,10 +68,11 @@ impl<C: Container> GlweCiphertext<C> {
             .split_at(self.glwe_params.polynomial_size * self.glwe_params.dimension);
 
         (
-            GlweMask {
-                data: mask,
-                glwe_params: self.glwe_params,
-            },
+            PolynomialList::new(
+                mask,
+                self.glwe_params.polynomial_size,
+                self.glwe_params.dimension,
+            ),
             Polynomial::new(body, self.glwe_params.polynomial_size),
         )
     }
@@ -102,56 +95,3 @@ impl GlweCiphertext<&mut [u64]> {
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl<C: Container> GlweMask<C> {
-    pub fn data_len(glwe_params: GlweParams) -> usize {
-        glwe_params.polynomial_size * glwe_params.dimension
-    }
-
-    pub fn new(data: C, glwe_params: GlweParams) -> Self {
-        debug_assert_eq!(data.len(), Self::data_len(glwe_params));
-        Self { data, glwe_params }
-    }
-
-    pub unsafe fn from_raw_parts(data: C::Pointer, glwe_params: GlweParams) -> Self
-    where
-        C: Split,
-    {
-        let data = C::from_raw_parts(data, Self::data_len(glwe_params));
-        Self { data, glwe_params }
-    }
-
-    pub fn as_view(&self) -> GlweMask<&[C::Item]> {
-        GlweMask {
-            data: self.data.as_ref(),
-            glwe_params: self.glwe_params,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn as_mut_view(&mut self) -> GlweMask<&mut [C::Item]>
-    where
-        C: ContainerMut,
-    {
-        GlweMask {
-            data: self.data.as_mut(),
-            glwe_params: self.glwe_params,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn into_data(self) -> C {
-        self.data
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_polynomial(self, idx: usize) -> Polynomial<C>
-    where
-        C: Split,
-    {
-        Polynomial::new(
-            self.data.chunk(
-                idx * self.glwe_params.polynomial_size,
-                (idx + 1) * self.glwe_params.polynomial_size,
-            ),
-            self.glwe_params.polynomial_size,
-        )
-    }
-}
diff --git a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/polynomial_list.rs b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/polynomial_list.rs
index 6188d6442..26c25dffb 100644
--- a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/polynomial_list.rs
+++ b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/types/polynomial_list.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ impl<C: Container> PolynomialList<C> {
     fn container_len(&self) -> usize {
         self.data.len()
     }
+
+    pub fn into_data(self) -> C {
+        self.data
+    }
 }
 
 impl PolynomialList<&[u64]> {
@@ -48,6 +52,13 @@ impl PolynomialList<&[u64]> {
                 count,
             })
     }
+    pub fn as_view(&self) -> PolynomialList<&[u64]> {
+        PolynomialList {
+            data: self.data,
+            count: self.count,
+            polynomial_size: self.polynomial_size,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl PolynomialList<&mut [u64]> {
@@ -58,4 +69,20 @@ impl PolynomialList<&mut [u64]> {
             .chunks_exact_mut(self.polynomial_size)
             .map(|a| Polynomial::new(a, self.polynomial_size))
     }
+
+    pub fn as_mut_view(&mut self) -> PolynomialList<&mut [u64]> {
+        PolynomialList {
+            data: self.data,
+            count: self.count,
+            polynomial_size: self.polynomial_size,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_view(&self) -> PolynomialList<&[u64]> {
+        PolynomialList {
+            data: self.data,
+            count: self.count,
+            polynomial_size: self.polynomial_size,
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/wop.rs b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/wop.rs
index ddf57b5a6..349b9b663 100644
--- a/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/wop.rs
+++ b/backends/concrete-cpu/src/implementation/wop.rs
@@ -397,6 +397,10 @@ impl<C: Container> GlweCiphertextList<C> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn into_data(self) -> C {
+        self.data
+    }
+
     pub fn as_view(&self) -> GlweCiphertextListView<'_, C::Item> {
         GlweCiphertextListView {
             data: self.data.as_ref(),