diff --git a/arrow-select/src/take.rs b/arrow-select/src/take.rs
index d08f3edf61fd..e2d99e86b170 100644
--- a/arrow-select/src/take.rs
+++ b/arrow-select/src/take.rs
@@ -473,23 +473,15 @@ fn take_bytes<T: ByteArrayType, IndexType: ArrowPrimitiveType>(
         }));
         nulls = None
     } else if indices.null_count() == 0 {
-        let nulls_buf = take_bits(array.nulls().unwrap().inner(), indices);
-
-        offsets.extend(
-            indices
-                .values()
-                .iter()
-                .zip(nulls_buf.iter())
-                .map(|(index, valid)| {
-                    let index = index.as_usize();
-                    if valid {
-                        let s: &[u8] = array.value(index).as_ref();
-                        values.extend_from_slice(s.as_ref());
-                    }
-                    T::Offset::usize_as(values.len())
-                }),
-        );
-        nulls = Some(nulls_buf.into_inner());
+        offsets.extend(indices.values().iter().map(|index| {
+            let index = index.as_usize();
+            if array.is_valid(index) {
+                let s: &[u8] = array.value(index).as_ref();
+                values.extend_from_slice(s.as_ref());
+            }
+            T::Offset::usize_as(values.len())
+        }));
+        nulls = Some(take_bits(array.nulls().unwrap().inner(), indices).into_inner());
     } else if array.null_count() == 0 {
         offsets.extend(indices.values().iter().enumerate().map(|(i, index)| {
             if indices.is_valid(i) {