diff --git a/crates/prover/src/core/pcs/prover.rs b/crates/prover/src/core/pcs/prover.rs
index e5ae1b266..ceb51dcb4 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/core/pcs/prover.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/core/pcs/prover.rs
@@ -170,11 +170,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b, B: BackendForChannel<MC>, MC: MerkleChannel> TreeBuilder<'a, 'b, B,
         columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = CircleEvaluation<B, BaseField, BitReversedOrder>>,
     ) -> TreeSubspan {
         let span = span!(Level::INFO, "Interpolation for commitment").entered();
-        let polys = columns
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|eval| eval.interpolate_with_twiddles(self.commitment_scheme.twiddles))
-            .collect_vec();
+        let polys: Vec<CirclePoly<B>> =
+            B::interpolate_columns(columns, self.commitment_scheme.twiddles);
         span.exit();
+
         self.extend_polys(polys)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/prover/src/core/poly/circle/ops.rs b/crates/prover/src/core/poly/circle/ops.rs
index 40b86cb68..941166da3 100644
--- a/crates/prover/src/core/poly/circle/ops.rs
+++ b/crates/prover/src/core/poly/circle/ops.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ pub trait PolyOps: FieldOps<BaseField> + Sized {
         itwiddles: &TwiddleTree<Self>,
     ) -> CirclePoly<Self>;
 
+    /// Computes minimal polynomials that evaluate to the same values as each evaluation in `columns`.
+    /// Used by the [`TreeBuilder::extend_evals()`] function.
+    fn interpolate_columns(
+        columns: impl IntoIterator<Item = CircleEvaluation<Self, BaseField, BitReversedOrder>>,
+        twiddles: &TwiddleTree<Self>,
+    ) -> Vec<CirclePoly<Self>> {
+        columns
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|eval| eval.interpolate_with_twiddles(&twiddles))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     /// Evaluates the polynomial at a single point.
     /// Used by the [`CirclePoly::eval_at_point()`] function.
     fn eval_at_point(poly: &CirclePoly<Self>, point: CirclePoint<SecureField>) -> SecureField;