diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index 6a346f31f6..c7bcb6fa3e 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Data/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(item));
             }
 
-            SaveItems(new List<BaseItem> { item }, cancellationToken);
+            SaveItems(new [] { item }, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         public void SaveImages(BaseItem item)
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Data
         /// or
         /// cancellationToken
         /// </exception>
-        public void SaveItems(List<BaseItem> items, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public void SaveItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (items == null)
             {
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
index e55f885504..378693a43f 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/LibraryManager.cs
@@ -1806,18 +1806,16 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         public void CreateItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            var list = items.ToList();
-
-            ItemRepository.SaveItems(list, cancellationToken);
+            ItemRepository.SaveItems(items, cancellationToken);
 
-            foreach (var item in list)
+            foreach (var item in items)
             {
                 RegisterItem(item);
             }
 
             if (ItemAdded != null)
             {
-                foreach (var item in list)
+                foreach (var item in items)
                 {
                     // With the live tv guide this just creates too much noise
                     if (item.SourceType != SourceType.Library)
@@ -1851,7 +1849,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates the item.
         /// </summary>
-        public void UpdateItems(List<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public void UpdateItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             foreach (var item in items)
             {
@@ -1906,7 +1904,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         public void UpdateItem(BaseItem item, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            UpdateItems(new List<BaseItem> { item }, parent, updateReason, cancellationToken);
+            UpdateItems(new [] { item }, parent, updateReason, cancellationToken);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
index ab1f5a6b5e..511356aa4e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/ILibraryManager.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates the item.
         /// </summary>
-        void UpdateItems(List<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        void UpdateItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         void UpdateItem(BaseItem item, BaseItem parent, ItemUpdateType updateReason, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IItemRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IItemRepository.cs
index 3cb0b76395..47e0f34532 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IItemRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Persistence/IItemRepository.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="items">The items.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        void SaveItems(List<BaseItem> items, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        void SaveItems(IEnumerable<BaseItem> items, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         void SaveImages(BaseItem item);