diff --git a/src/maml/base/_describer.py b/src/maml/base/_describer.py
index 6fbd1717..e8f02c7c 100644
--- a/src/maml/base/_describer.py
+++ b/src/maml/base/_describer.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def transform(self, objs: list[Any]) -> Any:
         multi_output = self._is_multi_output()
         if not multi_output:
             features = [features]
-        batched_features = [self.feature_batch(i) for i in list(*zip(features, strict=False))]  # type: ignore
+        batched_features = [self.feature_batch(i) for i in list(*zip(features))]  # type: ignore
         return batched_features if multi_output else batched_features[0]
 
     def _is_multi_output(self) -> bool: