diff --git a/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs b/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
index 0157c3efac..a1fde8e53b 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -2194,8 +2194,8 @@ impl<T> Deref for DeviceOwnedDebugWrapper<T> {
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ShaderGroupHandlesData {
-    pub(crate) data: Vec<u8>,
-    pub(crate) handle_size: u32,
+    data: Vec<u8>,
+    handle_size: u32,
 }
 
 impl ShaderGroupHandlesData {
diff --git a/vulkano/src/pipeline/ray_tracing.rs b/vulkano/src/pipeline/ray_tracing.rs
index 4f99a8a190..795b41ce61 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/pipeline/ray_tracing.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/pipeline/ray_tracing.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::{
     buffer::{Buffer, BufferCreateInfo, BufferUsage, Subbuffer},
-    device::{Device, DeviceOwned, DeviceOwnedDebugWrapper, ShaderGroupHandlesData},
+    device::{Device, DeviceOwned, DeviceOwnedDebugWrapper},
     instance::InstanceOwnedDebugWrapper,
     macros::impl_id_counter,
     memory::{
@@ -826,17 +826,29 @@ impl ShaderBindingTable {
 
         {
             let mut sbt_buffer_write = sbt_buffer.write().unwrap();
-            copy_shader_handles(
-                &handle_data,
-                &mut sbt_buffer_write,
-                raygen.size as usize,
-                miss.size as usize,
-                miss.stride as usize,
-                hit.size as usize,
-                hit.stride as usize,
-                callable.size as usize,
-                callable.stride as usize,
-            );
+
+            let mut handle_iter = handle_data.iter();
+
+            let handle_size = handle_data.handle_size() as usize;
+            sbt_buffer_write[..handle_size].copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
+            let mut offset = raygen.size as usize;
+            for _ in 0..miss_shader_count {
+                sbt_buffer_write[offset..offset + handle_size]
+                    .copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
+                offset += miss.stride as usize;
+            }
+            offset = (raygen.size + miss.size) as usize;
+            for _ in 0..hit_shader_count {
+                sbt_buffer_write[offset..offset + handle_size]
+                    .copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
+                offset += hit.stride as usize;
+            }
+            offset = (raygen.size + miss.size + hit.size) as usize;
+            for _ in 0..callable_shader_count {
+                sbt_buffer_write[offset..offset + handle_size]
+                    .copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
+                offset += callable.stride as usize;
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(Self {
@@ -850,109 +862,3 @@ impl ShaderBindingTable {
         })
     }
 }
-
-fn copy_shader_handles(
-    handle_data: &ShaderGroupHandlesData,
-    output: &mut [u8],
-    raygen_size: usize,
-    miss_size: usize,
-    miss_stride: usize,
-    hit_size: usize,
-    hit_stride: usize,
-    callable_size: usize,
-    callable_stride: usize,
-) {
-    let handle_size = handle_data.handle_size() as usize;
-    let mut handle_iter = handle_data.iter();
-
-    // Copy raygen shader handle
-    output[..handle_size].copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
-
-    // Copy miss shader handles
-    let mut offset = raygen_size;
-    while offset < raygen_size + miss_size {
-        output[offset..offset + handle_size].copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
-        offset += miss_stride;
-    }
-
-    // Copy hit shader handles
-    assert_eq!(offset, raygen_size + miss_size);
-    while offset < raygen_size + miss_size + hit_size {
-        output[offset..offset + handle_size].copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
-        offset += hit_stride;
-    }
-
-    // Copy callable shader handles
-    assert_eq!(offset, raygen_size + miss_size + hit_size);
-    while offset < raygen_size + miss_size + hit_size + callable_size {
-        output[offset..offset + handle_size].copy_from_slice(handle_iter.next().unwrap());
-        offset += callable_stride;
-    }
-
-    assert_eq!(offset, raygen_size + miss_size + hit_size + callable_size);
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::device::ShaderGroupHandlesData;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_copy_shader_handles_single_raygen() {
-        let handle_data = ShaderGroupHandlesData {
-            data: vec![1, 2, 3, 4],
-            handle_size: 4,
-        };
-        let mut output = vec![0; 4];
-
-        copy_shader_handles(&handle_data, &mut output, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-
-        assert_eq!(output, vec![1, 2, 3, 4]);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_copy_shader_handles_with_stride() {
-        let handle_data = ShaderGroupHandlesData {
-            data: vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16],
-            handle_size: 4,
-        };
-        let mut output = vec![0; 24];
-
-        // raygen (4 bytes) + 2 miss shaders with 8-byte stride
-        copy_shader_handles(&handle_data, &mut output, 4, 16, 8, 4, 4, 0, 0);
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            output,
-            vec![
-                1, 2, 3, 4, // raygen
-                5, 6, 7, 8, // first miss shader
-                0, 0, 0, 0, // padding
-                9, 10, 11, 12, // second miss shader
-                0, 0, 0, 0, // padding
-                13, 14, 15, 16 // hit shader
-            ]
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_copy_shader_handles_all_types() {
-        let handle_data = ShaderGroupHandlesData {
-            data: vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16],
-            handle_size: 4,
-        };
-        let mut output = vec![0; 24];
-
-        // raygen (4 bytes) + miss (4 bytes) + hit (4 bytes) + callable (4 bytes)
-        copy_shader_handles(&handle_data, &mut output, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4);
-
-        assert_eq!(
-            output[..16],
-            vec![
-                1, 2, 3, 4, // raygen
-                5, 6, 7, 8, // miss
-                9, 10, 11, 12, // hit
-                13, 14, 15, 16 // callable
-            ]
-        );
-    }
-}