diff --git a/leo/commands/build.rs b/leo/commands/build.rs
index 5f47cd1a6b..badfec2e15 100644
--- a/leo/commands/build.rs
+++ b/leo/commands/build.rs
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ impl Command for Build {
             // Generate the program on the constraint system and verify correctness
             {
                 let mut cs = CircuitSynthesizer::<Bls12_377> {
-                    at: Default::default(),
-                    bt: Default::default(),
-                    ct: Default::default(),
+                    constraints: Default::default(),
                     public_variables: Default::default(),
                     private_variables: Default::default(),
                     namespaces: Default::default(),
diff --git a/synthesizer/src/circuit_synthesizer.rs b/synthesizer/src/circuit_synthesizer.rs
index 356f97d15a..e12a3292d0 100644
--- a/synthesizer/src/circuit_synthesizer.rs
+++ b/synthesizer/src/circuit_synthesizer.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,25 @@ pub struct Namespace {
     private_var_indices: Vec<usize>,
 }
 
+pub struct ConstraintSet<E: PairingEngine> {
+    pub at: Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>,
+    pub bt: Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>,
+    pub ct: Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>,
+}
+
+impl<E: PairingEngine> Default for ConstraintSet<E> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        ConstraintSet {
+            at: Default::default(),
+            bt: Default::default(),
+            ct: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct CircuitSynthesizer<E: PairingEngine> {
     // Constraints
-    pub at: OptionalVec<Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>>,
-    pub bt: OptionalVec<Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>>,
-    pub ct: OptionalVec<Vec<(E::Fr, Index)>>,
+    pub constraints: OptionalVec<ConstraintSet<E>>,
 
     // Assignments of variables
     pub public_variables: OptionalVec<E::Fr>,
@@ -79,13 +93,11 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine> ConstraintSystem<E::Fr> for CircuitSynthesizer<E> {
         LB: FnOnce(LinearCombination<E::Fr>) -> LinearCombination<E::Fr>,
         LC: FnOnce(LinearCombination<E::Fr>) -> LinearCombination<E::Fr>,
     {
-        let index = self.at.insert(Vec::new());
-        self.bt.insert(Vec::new());
-        self.ct.insert(Vec::new());
+        let index = self.constraints.insert(Default::default());
 
-        push_constraints(a(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.at, index);
-        push_constraints(b(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.bt, index);
-        push_constraints(c(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.ct, index);
+        push_constraints(a(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.constraints[index].at);
+        push_constraints(b(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.constraints[index].bt);
+        push_constraints(c(LinearCombination::zero()), &mut self.constraints[index].ct);
 
         if let Some(ref mut ns) = self.namespaces.last_mut() {
             ns.constraint_indices.push(index);
@@ -103,9 +115,7 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine> ConstraintSystem<E::Fr> for CircuitSynthesizer<E> {
     fn pop_namespace(&mut self) {
         if let Some(ns) = self.namespaces.pop() {
             for idx in ns.constraint_indices {
-                self.at.remove(idx);
-                self.bt.remove(idx);
-                self.ct.remove(idx);
+                self.constraints.remove(idx);
             }
 
             for idx in ns.private_var_indices {
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine> ConstraintSystem<E::Fr> for CircuitSynthesizer<E> {
     }
 
     fn num_constraints(&self) -> usize {
-        self.at.len()
+        self.constraints.len()
     }
 
     fn num_public_variables(&self) -> usize {
@@ -135,15 +145,11 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine> ConstraintSystem<E::Fr> for CircuitSynthesizer<E> {
     }
 }
 
-fn push_constraints<F: Field>(
-    l: LinearCombination<F>,
-    constraints: &mut OptionalVec<Vec<(F, Index)>>,
-    this_constraint: usize,
-) {
+fn push_constraints<F: Field>(l: LinearCombination<F>, constraint: &mut Vec<(F, Index)>) {
     for (var, coeff) in l.as_ref() {
         match var.get_unchecked() {
-            Index::Public(i) => constraints[this_constraint].push((*coeff, Index::Public(i))),
-            Index::Private(i) => constraints[this_constraint].push((*coeff, Index::Private(i))),
+            Index::Public(i) => constraint.push((*coeff, Index::Public(i))),
+            Index::Private(i) => constraint.push((*coeff, Index::Private(i))),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/synthesizer/src/serialized_circuit.rs b/synthesizer/src/serialized_circuit.rs
index 4f20704b2c..5d7e3c379f 100644
--- a/synthesizer/src/serialized_circuit.rs
+++ b/synthesizer/src/serialized_circuit.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use snarkvm_curves::{bls12_377::Bls12_377, traits::PairingEngine};
 use snarkvm_fields::FieldError;
 use snarkvm_r1cs::{ConstraintSystem, Index, OptionalVec};
 
-use crate::{CircuitSynthesizer, SerializedField, SerializedIndex};
+use crate::{CircuitSynthesizer, ConstraintSet, SerializedField, SerializedIndex};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SerializedCircuit {
@@ -86,17 +86,17 @@ impl<E: PairingEngine> From<CircuitSynthesizer<E>> for SerializedCircuit {
         for i in 0..num_constraints {
             // Serialize at[i]
 
-            let a_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.at[i]);
+            let a_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.constraints[i].at);
             at.push(a_constraints);
 
             // Serialize bt[i]
 
-            let b_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.bt[i]);
+            let b_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.constraints[i].bt);
             bt.push(b_constraints);
 
             // Serialize ct[i]
 
-            let c_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.ct[i]);
+            let c_constraints = get_serialized_constraints::<E>(&synthesizer.constraints[i].ct);
             ct.push(c_constraints);
         }
 
@@ -151,31 +151,27 @@ impl TryFrom<SerializedCircuit> for CircuitSynthesizer<Bls12_377> {
             Ok(deserialized)
         }
 
-        let mut at = OptionalVec::with_capacity(serialized.num_constraints);
-        let mut bt = OptionalVec::with_capacity(serialized.num_constraints);
-        let mut ct = OptionalVec::with_capacity(serialized.num_constraints);
+        let mut constraints = OptionalVec::with_capacity(serialized.num_constraints);
 
         for i in 0..serialized.num_constraints {
             // Deserialize at[i]
-
             let a_constraints = get_deserialized_constraints(&serialized.at[i])?;
-            at.insert(a_constraints);
 
             // Deserialize bt[i]
-
             let b_constraints = get_deserialized_constraints(&serialized.bt[i])?;
-            bt.insert(b_constraints);
 
             // Deserialize ct[i]
-
             let c_constraints = get_deserialized_constraints(&serialized.ct[i])?;
-            ct.insert(c_constraints);
+
+            constraints.insert(ConstraintSet {
+                at: a_constraints,
+                bt: b_constraints,
+                ct: c_constraints,
+            });
         }
 
         Ok(CircuitSynthesizer::<Bls12_377> {
-            at,
-            bt,
-            ct,
+            constraints,
             public_variables,
             private_variables,
             namespaces: Default::default(),