diff --git a/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/dict.zig b/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/dict.zig
index f17f2dfe98..6ab2c894c2 100644
--- a/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/dict.zig
+++ b/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/dict.zig
@@ -408,7 +408,19 @@ const Dec = fn (?[*]u8) callconv(.C) void;
 const Caller3 = fn (?[*]u8, ?[*]u8, ?[*]u8, ?[*]u8, ?[*]u8) callconv(.C) void;
 
 // Dict.insert : Dict k v, k, v -> Dict k v
-pub fn dictInsert(input: RocDict, alignment: Alignment, key: Opaque, key_width: usize, value: Opaque, value_width: usize, hash_fn: HashFn, is_eq: EqFn, dec_key: Dec, dec_value: Dec, output: *RocDict) callconv(.C) void {
+pub fn dictInsert(
+    input: RocDict,
+    alignment: Alignment,
+    key: Opaque,
+    key_width: usize,
+    value: Opaque,
+    value_width: usize,
+    hash_fn: HashFn,
+    is_eq: EqFn,
+    dec_key: Dec,
+    dec_value: Dec,
+    output: *RocDict,
+) callconv(.C) void {
     var seed: u64 = INITIAL_SEED;
 
     var result = input.makeUnique(alignment, key_width, value_width);
@@ -549,8 +561,7 @@ pub fn dictKeys(
     key_width: usize,
     value_width: usize,
     inc_key: Inc,
-    output: *RocList,
-) callconv(.C) void {
+) callconv(.C) RocList {
     const size = dict.capacity();
 
     var length: usize = 0;
@@ -565,8 +576,7 @@ pub fn dictKeys(
     }
 
     if (length == 0) {
-        output.* = RocList.empty();
-        return;
+        return RocList.empty();
     }
 
     const data_bytes = length * key_width;
@@ -588,10 +598,16 @@ pub fn dictKeys(
         }
     }
 
-    output.* = RocList{ .bytes = ptr, .length = length, .capacity = length };
+    return RocList{ .bytes = ptr, .length = length, .capacity = length };
 }
 
-pub fn dictValues(dict: RocDict, alignment: Alignment, key_width: usize, value_width: usize, inc_value: Inc, output: *RocList) callconv(.C) void {
+pub fn dictValues(
+    dict: RocDict,
+    alignment: Alignment,
+    key_width: usize,
+    value_width: usize,
+    inc_value: Inc,
+) callconv(.C) RocList {
     const size = dict.capacity();
 
     var length: usize = 0;
@@ -606,8 +622,7 @@ pub fn dictValues(dict: RocDict, alignment: Alignment, key_width: usize, value_w
     }
 
     if (length == 0) {
-        output.* = RocList.empty();
-        return;
+        return RocList.empty();
     }
 
     const data_bytes = length * value_width;
@@ -629,7 +644,7 @@ pub fn dictValues(dict: RocDict, alignment: Alignment, key_width: usize, value_w
         }
     }
 
-    output.* = RocList{ .bytes = ptr, .length = length, .capacity = length };
+    return RocList{ .bytes = ptr, .length = length, .capacity = length };
 }
 
 fn doNothing(_: Opaque) callconv(.C) void {
diff --git a/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build_dict.rs b/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build_dict.rs
index 68c4e59f52..306ac978ad 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build_dict.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build_dict.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use roc_module::symbol::Symbol;
 use roc_mono::layout::{Builtin, Layout, LayoutIds};
 use roc_target::TargetInfo;
 
+use super::bitcode::call_list_bitcode_fn;
 use super::build_list::list_to_c_abi;
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
@@ -431,9 +432,7 @@ pub fn dict_keys<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
 
     let inc_key_fn = build_inc_wrapper(env, layout_ids, key_layout);
 
-    let list_ptr = builder.build_alloca(zig_list_type(env), "list_ptr");
-
-    call_void_bitcode_fn(
+    call_list_bitcode_fn(
         env,
         &[
             pass_dict_c_abi(env, dict),
@@ -441,21 +440,9 @@ pub fn dict_keys<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
             key_width.into(),
             value_width.into(),
             inc_key_fn.as_global_value().as_pointer_value().into(),
-            list_ptr.into(),
         ],
         bitcode::DICT_KEYS,
-    );
-
-    let list_ptr = env
-        .builder
-        .build_bitcast(
-            list_ptr,
-            super::convert::zig_list_type(env).ptr_type(AddressSpace::Generic),
-            "to_roc_list",
-        )
-        .into_pointer_value();
-
-    env.builder.build_load(list_ptr, "load_keys_list")
+    )
 }
 
 fn pass_dict_c_abi<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
@@ -689,9 +676,7 @@ pub fn dict_values<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
 
     let inc_value_fn = build_inc_wrapper(env, layout_ids, value_layout);
 
-    let list_ptr = builder.build_alloca(zig_list_type, "list_ptr");
-
-    call_void_bitcode_fn(
+    call_list_bitcode_fn(
         env,
         &[
             pass_dict_c_abi(env, dict),
@@ -699,21 +684,9 @@ pub fn dict_values<'a, 'ctx, 'env>(
             key_width.into(),
             value_width.into(),
             inc_value_fn.as_global_value().as_pointer_value().into(),
-            list_ptr.into(),
         ],
         bitcode::DICT_VALUES,
-    );
-
-    let list_ptr = env
-        .builder
-        .build_bitcast(
-            list_ptr,
-            super::convert::zig_list_type(env).ptr_type(AddressSpace::Generic),
-            "to_roc_list",
-        )
-        .into_pointer_value();
-
-    env.builder.build_load(list_ptr, "load_keys_list")
+    )
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]