diff --git a/src/classification/main.jl b/src/classification/main.jl
index bf8ec7ef..18e283bc 100644
--- a/src/classification/main.jl
+++ b/src/classification/main.jl
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ n_labels` matrix of probabilities, each row summing up to 1.
 (eg. ["versicolor", "virginica", "setosa"]). It specifies the column ordering
 of the output matrix. """
 apply_tree_proba(leaf::Leaf{T}, features::AbstractVector{S}, labels) where {S, T} =
-    collect(leaf.values ./ leaf.total)
+    leaf.values ./ leaf.total
 
 function apply_tree_proba(tree::Node{S, T}, features::AbstractVector{S}, labels) where {S, T}
     if tree.featval === nothing
@@ -192,8 +192,13 @@ function apply_tree_proba(tree::Node{S, T}, features::AbstractVector{S}, labels)
     end
 end
 
-apply_tree_proba(tree::LeafOrNode{S, T}, features::AbstractMatrix{S}, labels) where {S, T} =
-    stack_function_results(row->apply_tree_proba(tree, row, labels), features)
+function apply_tree_proba(tree::LeafOrNode{S, T}, features::AbstractMatrix{S}, labels) where {S, T}
+    predictions = Vector{NTuple{length(labels), Float64}}(undef, size(features, 1))
+    for i in 1:size(features, 1)
+        predictions[i] = apply_tree_proba(tree, view(features, i, :), labels)
+    end
+    reinterpret(reshape, Float64, predictions) |> transpose |> Matrix
+end
 
 function build_forest(
         labels              :: AbstractVector{T},