diff --git a/src/mdict_extern.cc b/src/mdict_extern.cc
index f5d8370..575480c 100644
--- a/src/mdict_extern.cc
+++ b/src/mdict_extern.cc
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
-
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include "include/mdict.h"
 
 /**
@@ -199,14 +203,9 @@ simple_key_item **mdict_keylist(void *dict, uint64_t *len) {
     constexpr bool elem_is_ptr = std::is_pointer_v<Elem>;
 
     for (std::size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        if constexpr (elem_is_ptr) {
-            // keylist holds pointer elements already
-            items[i] = make_item(keylist[i]);
-        } else {
-            // keylist holds elements by value; pass address
-            items[i] = make_item(&keylist[i]);
-        }
-    }
+      items[i] = make_item(keylist[i]); 
+}
+
 
     return items;
 }