diff --git a/place_and_route/private/global_placement.bzl b/place_and_route/private/global_placement.bzl
index a14a54fe..b20dde44 100644
--- a/place_and_route/private/global_placement.bzl
+++ b/place_and_route/private/global_placement.bzl
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ def global_placement(ctx, open_road_info):
     """
     open_road_configuration = get_open_road_configuration(ctx.attr.synthesized_rtl[SynthesisInfo])
 
-    inputs = []
     open_road_commands = []
 
     # Timing setup
     timing_setup_command_struct = timing_setup_commands(ctx)
-    inputs.append(timing_setup_command_struct.inputs)
+    inputs = timing_setup_command_struct.inputs
     open_road_commands += timing_setup_command_struct.commands
 
     # Global placement
diff --git a/place_and_route/private/place_pins.bzl b/place_and_route/private/place_pins.bzl
index 86ea26df..259a7ede 100644
--- a/place_and_route/private/place_pins.bzl
+++ b/place_and_route/private/place_pins.bzl
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@ def place_pins(ctx, open_road_info):
     """
     open_road_configuration = get_open_road_configuration(ctx.attr.synthesized_rtl[SynthesisInfo])
 
-    inputs = []
     open_road_commands = []
 
     # Timing setup
     timing_setup_command_struct = timing_setup_commands(ctx)
-    inputs.append(timing_setup_command_struct.inputs)
+    inputs = timing_setup_command_struct.inputs
     open_road_commands += timing_setup_command_struct.commands
 
     # Pin placement