diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/components.rs b/crates/wit-component/tests/components.rs
index 56a659d16d..a0a61a0c06 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/tests/components.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/components.rs
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 fn run_test(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     let test_case = path.file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
     let mut resolve = Resolve::default();
-    let pkgs = resolve.push_dir(&path)?;
-    let pkg_count = pkgs.len();
+    let (pkg_ids, _) = resolve.push_dir(&path)?;
+    let pkg_count = pkg_ids.len();
 
-    for (pkg_id, _) in pkgs {
+    for pkg_id in pkg_ids {
         // If this test case contained multiple packages, create separate sub-directories for
         // each.
         let mut path = path.to_path_buf();
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/interfaces.rs b/crates/wit-component/tests/interfaces.rs
index 56b75582e4..be1bce46ca 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/tests/interfaces.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/interfaces.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 fn run_test(path: &Path, is_dir: bool) -> Result<()> {
     let mut resolve = Resolve::new();
     let packages = if is_dir {
-        resolve.push_dir(path)?.into_iter().map(|x| x.0).collect()
+        resolve.push_dir(path)?.0
     } else {
         resolve.append(UnresolvedPackage::parse_file(path)?)?
     };
diff --git a/crates/wit-component/tests/wit.rs b/crates/wit-component/tests/wit.rs
index cb0dc648e9..cebcfef296 100644
--- a/crates/wit-component/tests/wit.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-component/tests/wit.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn parse_wit_dir() -> Result<()> {
     drop(env_logger::try_init());
 
     let mut resolver = Resolve::default();
-    let package_id = resolver.push_path("tests/wit/parse-dir/wit")?[0].0;
+    let package_id = resolver.push_path("tests/wit/parse-dir/wit")?.0[0];
     assert!(resolver
         .select_world(package_id, "foo-world".into())
         .is_ok());
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn parse_wit_file() -> Result<()> {
     drop(env_logger::try_init());
 
     let mut resolver = Resolve::default();
-    let package_id = resolver.push_path("tests/wit/parse-dir/wit/deps/bar/bar.wit")?[0].0;
+    let package_id = resolver.push_path("tests/wit/parse-dir/wit/deps/bar/bar.wit")?.0[0];
     resolver.select_world(package_id, "bar-world".into())?;
     assert!(resolver
         .interfaces
diff --git a/crates/wit-parser/src/resolve.rs b/crates/wit-parser/src/resolve.rs
index 5e95187af9..4f1e015f4c 100644
--- a/crates/wit-parser/src/resolve.rs
+++ b/crates/wit-parser/src/resolve.rs
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ impl Resolve {
     ///
     /// Returns the top-level [`PackageId`] as well as a list of all files read
     /// during this parse.
-    pub fn push_path(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Vec<(PackageId, Vec<PathBuf>)>> {
+    pub fn push_path(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<(Vec<PackageId>, Vec<PathBuf>)> {
         self._push_path(path.as_ref())
     }
 
-    fn _push_path(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(PackageId, Vec<PathBuf>)>> {
+    fn _push_path(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<(Vec<PackageId>, Vec<PathBuf>)> {
         if path.is_dir() {
             self.push_dir(path).with_context(|| {
                 format!(
@@ -171,11 +171,13 @@ impl Resolve {
             })
         } else {
             let ids = self.push_file(path)?;
-            let mut ret = Vec::new();
+            let mut pkg_ids = Vec::new();
+            let mut path_bufs = Vec::new();
             for id in ids {
-                ret.push((id, vec![path.to_path_buf()]));
+                pkg_ids.push(id);
+                path_bufs.push(path.to_path_buf());
             }
-            Ok(ret)
+            Ok((pkg_ids, path_bufs))
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,8 +200,9 @@ impl Resolve {
     /// This function returns the [`PackageId`] of the root parsed package at
     /// `path`, along with a list of all paths that were consumed during parsing
     /// for the root package and all dependency packages, for each package encountered.
-    pub fn push_dir(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(PackageId, Vec<PathBuf>)>> {
-        let mut ret = Vec::new();
+    pub fn push_dir(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<(Vec<PackageId>, Vec<PathBuf>)> {
+        let mut pkg_ids = Vec::new();
+        let mut path_bufs = Vec::new();
         let pkgs = UnresolvedPackage::parse_dir(path)
             .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse package: {}", path.display()))?;
 
@@ -222,19 +225,18 @@ impl Resolve {
             // Additionally note that the last item visited here is the root
             // package, which is the one returned here.
             let mut last = None;
-            let mut files = Vec::new();
             let mut pkg = Some(pkg);
             for name in order {
                 let pkg = deps.remove(&name).unwrap_or_else(|| pkg.take().unwrap());
-                files.extend(pkg.source_files().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()));
+                path_bufs.extend(pkg.source_files().map(|p| p.to_path_buf()));
                 let pkgid = self.push(pkg)?;
                 last = Some(pkgid);
             }
 
-            ret.push((last.unwrap(), files));
+            pkg_ids.push(last.unwrap());
         }
 
-        Ok(ret)
+        Ok((pkg_ids, path_bufs))
     }
 
     // TODO: this is a pretty naive implementation, since for example it doesn't re-use dependencies
diff --git a/src/bin/wasm-tools/component.rs b/src/bin/wasm-tools/component.rs
index 6e68c94524..bd9426c7b0 100644
--- a/src/bin/wasm-tools/component.rs
+++ b/src/bin/wasm-tools/component.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl WitResolve {
 
     fn load(&self) -> Result<(Resolve, Vec<PackageId>)> {
         let mut resolve = Self::resolve_with_features(&self.features);
-        let pkg_ids = resolve.push_path(&self.wit)?.iter().map(|p| p.0).collect();
+        let (pkg_ids, _) = resolve.push_path(&self.wit)?;
         Ok((resolve, pkg_ids))
     }
 }
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ impl WitOpts {
         if let Some(input) = &self.input {
             if input.is_dir() {
                 let mut resolve = WitResolve::resolve_with_features(&self.features);
-                let ids = resolve.push_dir(&input)?.iter().map(|p| p.0).collect();
-                return Ok(DecodedWasm::WitPackages(resolve, ids));
+                let (pkg_ids, _) = resolve.push_dir(&input)?;
+                return Ok(DecodedWasm::WitPackages(resolve, pkg_ids));
             }
         }