diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/allocations.py b/tinygrad/engine/allocations.py
index 1c42d056cf55d..20f20f4f328ff 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/allocations.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/allocations.py
@@ -88,15 +88,14 @@ def contiguous_mops_to_view(c:UOp):
   if not hasattr(Device[c.device].allocator, "_offset"): return None
 
   # see if this can be a view
-  size_offset = src.contiguous_view_offset()
-  if size_offset is None: return None
+  offset = src.contiguous_view_offset()
+  if offset is None: return None
 
   # merge BUFFER_VIEWs
-  size, offset = size_offset
   if buf.op is Ops.BUFFER_VIEW: offset, buf = offset + buf.arg[1], buf.src[0]
 
   # NOTE: this contiguous is removed because this BUFFER_VIEW/RESHAPE has_buffer_identity
-  return UOp(Ops.BUFFER_VIEW, src.dtype, (buf,), (size, offset)).reshape(src.shape).contiguous(tag=c.tag)
+  return UOp(Ops.BUFFER_VIEW, src.dtype, (buf,), (src.size, offset)).reshape(src.shape).contiguous(tag=c.tag)
 
 
 def transform_precompiled_call(c:UOp) -> UOp|None:
diff --git a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
index a12e68994c82f..e95d3e115756f 100644
--- a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
@@ -657,19 +657,19 @@ def buf_uop(self) -> UOp:
     while len(s.src) and s.op not in {Ops.BUFFER, Ops.PARAM, Ops.BUFFERIZE, Ops.MSTACK}: s = s.src[0]
     return s
 
-  def contiguous_view_offset(self) -> tuple[int, int]|None:
-    """If movement ops on a BUFFER collapse to a contiguous range, return (size, offset) in elements. Otherwise None."""
+  def contiguous_view_offset(self) -> int|None:
+    """If movement ops on a BUFFER collapse to a contiguous range, return `offset` in elements. Otherwise None."""
     from tinygrad.schedule.rangeify import pm_mops
     from tinygrad.uop.symbolic import symbolic
     out = graph_rewrite(self._mop(Ops.RESHAPE, (self.size,)).index(UOp.range(self.size, 0)), pm_mops+symbolic, name="contiguous_view_offset")
     if out.op is not Ops.INDEX: return None
     if out.src[1].op is Ops.CONST and self.size == 1:
       if not isinstance(out.src[1].arg, int): return None  # masked/padded regions produce InvalidType
-      return (1, out.src[1].arg)
-    if out.src[1].op is Ops.RANGE: return (self.size, 0)
+      return out.src[1].arg
+    if out.src[1].op is Ops.RANGE: return 0
     if out.src[1].op is Ops.ADD and out.src[1].src[0].op is Ops.RANGE and out.src[1].src[1].op is Ops.CONST:
       if not isinstance(out.src[1].src[1].arg, int): return None  # masked/padded regions produce InvalidType
-      return (self.size, out.src[1].src[1].arg)
+      return out.src[1].src[1].arg
     return None
 
   def has_buffer_identity(self):
@@ -683,12 +683,11 @@ def buffer(self) -> Buffer|MultiBuffer:
     if self.op in {Ops.CONTIGUOUS, Ops.RESHAPE, Ops.DETACH, Ops.AFTER}: return self.src[0].buffer
     # this buffer can process disk tensors and simple movement ops
     if self is not self.base:
-      size_offset = self.contiguous_view_offset()
-      if size_offset is None: raise RuntimeError(f"cannot collapse movement ops on {self.base.op} to a contiguous view")
-      size, offset = size_offset
+      offset = self.contiguous_view_offset()
+      if offset is None: raise RuntimeError(f"cannot collapse movement ops on {self.base.op} to a contiguous view")
       buf = self.base.buffer
       assert isinstance(buf, Buffer), "must be a Buffer for movement ops"
-      return buf.view(size, self.dtype, offset*self.dtype.itemsize)
+      return buf.view(self.size, self.dtype, offset*self.dtype.itemsize)
     if self.op is Ops.BITCAST:
       buf = self.src[0].buffer
       assert isinstance(buf, Buffer), "must be a Buffer for BITCAST"