diff --git a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
index ac2332e58468a2..823d44e0465eba 100644
--- a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ def decrypter(data):
             c ^= ((k * (k^1)) >> 8) & 0xFF
             update_keys(c)
             append(c)
-        return bytes(result)
+        return result.take_bytes()
 
     return decrypter
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-12-03-12-46-32.gh-issue-141968.fO8Cte.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-12-03-12-46-32.gh-issue-141968.fO8Cte.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a12f49975d9860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-12-03-12-46-32.gh-issue-141968.fO8Cte.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Remove data copy from :mod:`zipfile` decryption using
+:meth:`bytearray.take_bytes`.