diff --git a/sstable/colblk/data_block.go b/sstable/colblk/data_block.go
index 5e8ef7c87a..803dd76c6f 100644
--- a/sstable/colblk/data_block.go
+++ b/sstable/colblk/data_block.go
@@ -1009,13 +1009,9 @@ func (i *DataBlockIter) IsDataInvalidated() bool {
 
 // ResetForReuse resets the iterator for reuse, retaining buffers and
 // configuration supplied to InitOnce, to avoid future allocations.
-func (i *DataBlockIter) ResetForReuse() DataBlockIter {
-	return DataBlockIter{
-		keySchema:     i.keySchema,
-		getLazyValuer: i.getLazyValuer,
-		keyIter:       PrefixBytesIter{Buf: i.keyIter.Buf},
-		keySeeker:     i.keySeeker,
-	}
+func (i *DataBlockIter) ResetForReuse() {
+	i.d = nil
+	i.kv = base.InternalKV{}
 }
 
 // IsLowerBound implements the block.DataBlockIterator interface.
diff --git a/sstable/colblk/index_block.go b/sstable/colblk/index_block.go
index de46035d5a..adbca5bce6 100644
--- a/sstable/colblk/index_block.go
+++ b/sstable/colblk/index_block.go
@@ -207,19 +207,15 @@ var _ block.IndexBlockIterator = (*IndexIter)(nil)
 func (i *IndexIter) InitWithDecoder(
 	compare base.Compare, split base.Split, d *IndexBlockDecoder, transforms block.IterTransforms,
 ) {
-	*i = IndexIter{
-		compare:         compare,
-		split:           split,
-		d:               d,
-		n:               int(d.bd.header.Rows),
-		row:             -1,
-		h:               i.h,
-		allocDecoder:    i.allocDecoder,
-		keyBuf:          i.keyBuf,
-		syntheticPrefix: transforms.SyntheticPrefix,
-		syntheticSuffix: transforms.SyntheticSuffix,
-		noTransforms:    !transforms.SyntheticPrefix.IsSet() && !transforms.SyntheticSuffix.IsSet(),
-	}
+	i.compare = compare
+	i.split = split
+	i.d = d
+	i.n = int(d.bd.header.Rows)
+	i.row = -1
+	i.syntheticPrefix = transforms.SyntheticPrefix
+	i.syntheticSuffix = transforms.SyntheticSuffix
+	i.noTransforms = !transforms.SyntheticPrefix.IsSet() && !transforms.SyntheticSuffix.IsSet()
+	// Leave h, allocDecoder, keyBuf unchanged.
 }
 
 // Init initializes an iterator from the provided block data slice.
@@ -252,11 +248,12 @@ func (i *IndexIter) RowIndex() int {
 
 // ResetForReuse resets the IndexIter for reuse, retaining buffers to avoid
 // future allocations.
-func (i *IndexIter) ResetForReuse() IndexIter {
+func (i *IndexIter) ResetForReuse() {
 	if invariants.Enabled && i.h != (block.BufferHandle{}) {
 		panic(errors.AssertionFailedf("IndexIter reset for reuse with non-empty handle"))
 	}
-	return IndexIter{ /* nothing to retain */ }
+	// Nothing to retain.
+	*i = IndexIter{}
 }
 
 // Valid returns true if the iterator is currently positioned at a valid block
diff --git a/sstable/reader_iter.go b/sstable/reader_iter.go
index 131e1bec32..58db713ceb 100644
--- a/sstable/reader_iter.go
+++ b/sstable/reader_iter.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type dataBlockIterator[D any] interface {
 
 	// ResetForReuse resets the data block iterator for reuse, retaining buffers
 	// to avoid future allocations.
-	ResetForReuse() D
+	ResetForReuse()
 
 	*D // non-interface type constraint element
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type indexBlockIterator[I any] interface {
 
 	// ResetForReuse resets the index iterator for reuse, retaining buffers to
 	// avoid future allocations.
-	ResetForReuse() I
+	ResetForReuse()
 
 	*I // non-interface type constraint element
 }
diff --git a/sstable/reader_iter_single_lvl.go b/sstable/reader_iter_single_lvl.go
index 611969b6de..06acf62f29 100644
--- a/sstable/reader_iter_single_lvl.go
+++ b/sstable/reader_iter_single_lvl.go
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ type singleLevelIterator[I any, PI indexBlockIterator[I], D any, PD dataBlockIte
 	// endKeyInclusive is set to force the iterator to treat the upper field as
 	// inclusive while iterating instead of exclusive.
 	endKeyInclusive       bool
-	index                 I
 	indexFilterRH         objstorage.ReadHandle
 	indexFilterRHPrealloc objstorageprovider.PreallocatedReadHandle
-	data                  D
 	dataRH                objstorage.ReadHandle
 	dataRHPrealloc        objstorageprovider.PreallocatedReadHandle
 	// dataBH refers to the last data block that the iterator considered
@@ -172,6 +170,11 @@ type singleLevelIterator[I any, PI indexBlockIterator[I], D any, PD dataBlockIte
 
 	transforms IterTransforms
 
+	// All fields above this field are cleared when resetting the iterator for reuse.
+	clearForResetBoundary struct{}
+
+	index I
+	data  D
 	// inPool is set to true before putting the iterator in the reusable pool;
 	// used to detect double-close.
 	inPool bool
@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@ type singleLevelIterator[I any, PI indexBlockIterator[I], D any, PD dataBlockIte
 	// If the iterator is embedded within a twoLevelIterator, pool is nil and
 	// the twoLevelIterator.pool field may be non-nil.
 	pool *sync.Pool
+
+	// NOTE: any new fields should be added above the clearForResetBoundary field,
+	// unless they need to be retained when resetting the iterator.
 }
 
 // singleLevelIterator implements the base.InternalIterator interface.
@@ -384,13 +390,18 @@ func (i *singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) SetupForCompaction() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (i *singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) resetForReuse() singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD] {
-	return singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]{
-		index:  PI(&i.index).ResetForReuse(),
-		data:   PD(&i.data).ResetForReuse(),
-		pool:   i.pool,
-		inPool: true,
-	}
+const clearLen = unsafe.Offsetof(singleLevelIteratorRowBlocks{}.clearForResetBoundary)
+
+// Assert that clearLen is consistent betwen the row and columnar implementations.
+const clearLenColBlocks = unsafe.Offsetof(singleLevelIteratorColumnBlocks{}.clearForResetBoundary)
+const _ uintptr = clearLen - clearLenColBlocks
+const _ uintptr = clearLenColBlocks - clearLen
+
+func (i *singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) resetForReuse() {
+	*(*[clearLen]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(i)) = [clearLen]byte{}
+	PI(&i.index).ResetForReuse()
+	PD(&i.data).ResetForReuse()
+	i.inPool = true
 }
 
 func (i *singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) initBounds() {
@@ -1565,7 +1576,7 @@ func firstError(err0, err1 error) error {
 func (i *singleLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) Close() error {
 	err := i.closeInternal()
 	pool := i.pool
-	*i = i.resetForReuse()
+	i.resetForReuse()
 	if pool != nil {
 		pool.Put(i)
 	}
diff --git a/sstable/reader_iter_two_lvl.go b/sstable/reader_iter_two_lvl.go
index 4e0b11ea34..a88ff6c5b6 100644
--- a/sstable/reader_iter_two_lvl.go
+++ b/sstable/reader_iter_two_lvl.go
@@ -1045,12 +1045,11 @@ func (i *twoLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]) Close() error {
 	}
 	pool := i.pool
 	err := i.secondLevel.closeInternal()
+	i.secondLevel.resetForReuse()
 	err = firstError(err, PI(&i.topLevelIndex).Close())
-	*i = twoLevelIterator[I, PI, D, PD]{
-		secondLevel:   i.secondLevel.resetForReuse(),
-		topLevelIndex: PI(&i.topLevelIndex).ResetForReuse(),
-		pool:          pool,
-	}
+	PI(&i.topLevelIndex).ResetForReuse()
+	i.useFilterBlock = false
+	i.lastBloomFilterMatched = false
 	if pool != nil {
 		pool.Put(i)
 	}
diff --git a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_fragment_iter.go b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_fragment_iter.go
index 4aeb0a6ffb..3f47c5a89b 100644
--- a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_fragment_iter.go
+++ b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_fragment_iter.go
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ func (i *fragmentIter) Close() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	i.blockIter.ResetForReuse()
 	*i = fragmentIter{
-		blockIter:   i.blockIter.ResetForReuse(),
+		blockIter:   i.blockIter,
 		closeCheck:  i.closeCheck,
 		startKeyBuf: i.startKeyBuf[:0],
 		endKeyBuf:   i.endKeyBuf[:0],
diff --git a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_index_iter.go b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_index_iter.go
index 87e59736bb..b02ae5991e 100644
--- a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_index_iter.go
+++ b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_index_iter.go
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func (i *IndexIter) InitHandle(
 
 // ResetForReuse resets the index iterator for reuse, retaining buffers to avoid
 // future allocations.
-func (i *IndexIter) ResetForReuse() IndexIter {
-	return IndexIter{iter: i.iter.ResetForReuse()}
+func (i *IndexIter) ResetForReuse() {
+	i.iter.ResetForReuse()
 }
 
 // Valid returns true if the iterator is currently positioned at a valid block
diff --git a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_iter.go b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_iter.go
index e8d4b0a0aa..11a49410fa 100644
--- a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_iter.go
+++ b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_iter.go
@@ -303,13 +303,16 @@ func (i *Iter) IsDataInvalidated() bool {
 
 // ResetForReuse resets the blockIter for reuse, retaining buffers to avoid
 // future allocations.
-func (i *Iter) ResetForReuse() Iter {
-	return Iter{
-		fullKey:                   i.fullKey[:0],
-		cached:                    i.cached[:0],
-		cachedBuf:                 i.cachedBuf[:0],
-		firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf: i.firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf[:0],
-		data:                      nil,
+func (i *Iter) ResetForReuse() {
+	fullKey := i.fullKey[:0]
+	cached := i.cached[:0]
+	cachedBuf := i.cachedBuf[:0]
+	firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf := i.firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf[:0]
+	*i = Iter{
+		fullKey:                   fullKey,
+		cached:                    cached,
+		cachedBuf:                 cachedBuf,
+		firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf: firstUserKeyWithPrefixBuf,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_rewrite.go b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_rewrite.go
index ed370b0cf8..78f1b1481c 100644
--- a/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_rewrite.go
+++ b/sstable/rowblk/rowblk_rewrite.go
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ func (r *Rewriter) RewriteSuffixes(
 	end.Trailer = r.scratchKey.Trailer
 	r.keyAlloc, end.UserKey = r.keyAlloc.Copy(r.scratchKey.UserKey)
 
-	r.iter = r.iter.ResetForReuse()
+	r.iter.ResetForReuse()
 	return start, end, r.writer.Finish(), nil
 }