diff --git a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_ir/codegen_memory.rs b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_ir/codegen_memory.rs
index d20f736ee6d..ec3b080895b 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_ir/codegen_memory.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_evaluator/src/brillig/brillig_ir/codegen_memory.rs
@@ -263,20 +263,14 @@ impl<F: AcirField + DebugToString> BrilligContext<F> {
         let index_at_end_of_array = self.allocate_register();
         let end_value_register = self.allocate_register();
 
-        self.codegen_loop(iteration_count, |ctx, iterator_register| {
-            // Load both values
-            ctx.codegen_array_get(vector.pointer, iterator_register, start_value_register);
+        self.mov_instruction(index_at_end_of_array, vector.size);
 
+        self.codegen_loop(iteration_count, |ctx, iterator_register| {
             // The index at the end of array is size - 1 - iterator
-            ctx.mov_instruction(index_at_end_of_array, vector.size);
             ctx.codegen_usize_op_in_place(index_at_end_of_array, BrilligBinaryOp::Sub, 1);
-            ctx.memory_op_instruction(
-                index_at_end_of_array,
-                iterator_register.address,
-                index_at_end_of_array,
-                BrilligBinaryOp::Sub,
-            );
 
+            // Load both values
+            ctx.codegen_array_get(vector.pointer, iterator_register, start_value_register);
             ctx.codegen_array_get(
                 vector.pointer,
                 SingleAddrVariable::new_usize(index_at_end_of_array),