diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py b/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
index fd5a27ad8dada2a82f8e54070b920e884de0e819..63a2209e53b7e64175b8cf2fa6012094c6c6b20c 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/dicts.py
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ def recursive_change_key_to_float(input_dict):
             try:
                 num_key = float(key)
                 new_dict[num_key] = recursive_change_key_to_float(
-                    copy.deepcopy(input_dict[key])
+                    input_dict[key]
                 )
             except ValueError:
                 new_dict[key] = recursive_change_key_to_float(
-                    copy.deepcopy(input_dict[key])
+                    input_dict[key]
                 )
         else:
             try:
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ def recursive_change_key_to_string(input_dict):
             if isinstance(key, (int, float)):
                 string_key = "{:g}".format(key)
                 new_dict[string_key] = recursive_change_key_to_string(
-                    copy.deepcopy(input_dict[key])
+                    input_dict[key]
                 )
             else:
                 new_dict[key] = recursive_change_key_to_string(
-                    copy.deepcopy(input_dict[key])
+                    input_dict[key]
                 )
         else:
             if isinstance(key, (int, float)):
@@ -223,10 +223,8 @@ def subtract_dicts(dict_1: dict, dict_2: dict) -> dict:
             if new_dict[key] == 0:
                 del new_dict[key]
 
-        # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
         elif isinstance(dict_1[key], dict):
-            copy_dict = copy.deepcopy(dict_1[key])
-            new_dict[key] = copy_dict
+            new_dict[key] = dict_1[key]
         else:
             msg = "Error: using unsupported type for key {}: {}".format(
                 key, type(dict_1[key])
@@ -289,7 +287,6 @@ def subtract_dicts(dict_1: dict, dict_2: dict) -> dict:
                 if new_dict[key] == 0:
                     del new_dict[key]
 
-            # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
             elif isinstance(dict_1[key], dict):
                 new_dict[key] = subtract_dicts(dict_1[key], dict_2[key])
 
@@ -428,22 +425,10 @@ def merge_dicts(dict_1: dict, dict_2: dict) -> dict:
 
     # Add the unique keys to the new dict
     for key in unique_to_dict_1:
-        # If these items are ints or floats, then just put them in
-        if isinstance(dict_1[key], (float, int)):
-            new_dict[key] = dict_1[key]
-        # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
-        else:
-            copy_dict = copy.deepcopy(dict_1[key])
-            new_dict[key] = copy_dict
+        new_dict[key] = dict_1[key]
 
     for key in unique_to_dict_2:
-        # If these items are ints or floats, then just put them in
-        if isinstance(dict_2[key], (float, int)):
-            new_dict[key] = dict_2[key]
-        # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
-        else:
-            copy_dict = copy.deepcopy(dict_2[key])
-            new_dict[key] = copy_dict
+        new_dict[key] = dict_2[key]
 
     # Go over the common keys:
     for key in overlapping_keys:
@@ -566,22 +551,10 @@ def update_dicts(dict_1: dict, dict_2: dict) -> dict:
 
     # Add the unique keys to the new dict
     for key in unique_to_dict_1:
-        # If these items are ints or floats, then just put them in
-        if isinstance(dict_1[key], (float, int)):
-            new_dict[key] = dict_1[key]
-        # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
-        else:
-            copy_dict = copy.deepcopy(dict_1[key])
-            new_dict[key] = copy_dict
+        new_dict[key] = dict_1[key]
 
     for key in unique_to_dict_2:
-        # If these items are ints or floats, then just put them in
-        if isinstance(dict_2[key], (float, int)):
-            new_dict[key] = dict_2[key]
-        # Else, to be safe we should deepcopy them
-        else:
-            copy_dict = copy.deepcopy(dict_2[key])
-            new_dict[key] = copy_dict
+        new_dict[key] = dict_2[key]
 
     # Go over the common keys:
     for key in overlapping_keys:
@@ -684,7 +657,7 @@ def custom_sort_dict(input_dict):
             sorted_keys = sorted(keys)
 
         for key in sorted_keys:
-            new_dict[key] = custom_sort_dict(copy.deepcopy(input_dict[key]))
+            new_dict[key] = custom_sort_dict(input_dict[key])
 
         return new_dict
     return input_dict