diff --git a/code_to_optimize/code_directories/simple_tracer_e2e/workload.py b/code_to_optimize/code_directories/simple_tracer_e2e/workload.py
index 3a2a0bb6d..f46c4220e 100644
--- a/code_to_optimize/code_directories/simple_tracer_e2e/workload.py
+++ b/code_to_optimize/code_directories/simple_tracer_e2e/workload.py
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ def _extract_features(self, x):
         return result
 
     def _classify(self, features):
-        total = sum(features)
-        return [total % self.num_classes for _ in features]
+        # Compute the sum and modulo just once, then construct the result list efficiently
+        mod_val = sum(features) % self.num_classes
+        return [mod_val] * len(features)
 
 
 class SimpleModel: