diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/feed/random/RandomClient.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/feed/random/RandomClient.kt
index 0f01e024c34..28c499aa106 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/feed/random/RandomClient.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/feed/random/RandomClient.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class RandomClient(
                 cb.error(caught)
             }
         ) {
-            val list = mutableListOf<RandomCard>()
             val deferredSummaries = WikipediaApp.instance.languageState.appLanguageCodes
                 .filter { !FeedContentType.RANDOM.langCodesDisabled.contains(it) }
                 .map { lang ->
@@ -49,9 +48,7 @@ class RandomClient(
                     }
                 }
 
-            val randomCards = deferredSummaries.awaitAll().filterNotNull()
-            list.addAll(randomCards)
-            cb.success(list)
+            cb.success(deferredSummaries.awaitAll().filterNotNull())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/util/L10nUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/util/L10nUtil.kt
index 5970dfae3f3..a75c8506337 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/util/L10nUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/wikipedia/util/L10nUtil.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.util.SparseArray
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.annotation.StringRes
 import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.async
 import kotlinx.coroutines.awaitAll
@@ -154,14 +153,12 @@ object L10nUtil {
             }
 
             // Third, update the extracts from the page/summary endpoint if needed.
-            val summaryForExtractsDeferred = mutableListOf<Deferred<PageSummary>>()
             if (shouldUpdateExtracts) {
-                summaryForExtractsDeferred.addAll(list.map { pageSummary ->
+                list.map { pageSummary ->
                     async {
                         ServiceFactory.getRest(wikiSite).getPageSummary(null, pageSummary.apiTitle)
                     }
-                })
-                summaryForExtractsDeferred.awaitAll().forEachIndexed { index, pageSummary ->
+                }.awaitAll().forEachIndexed { index, pageSummary ->
                     list[index].extract = pageSummary.extract
                     list[index].extractHtml = pageSummary.extractHtml
                 }