diff --git a/placement/handlers/allocation_candidate.py b/placement/handlers/allocation_candidate.py
index a08edc387..4b69aec41 100644
--- a/placement/handlers/allocation_candidate.py
+++ b/placement/handlers/allocation_candidate.py
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ def _transform_provider_summaries(p_sums, requests, want_version):
         ret[ps.resource_provider.uuid] = {'resources': resources}
 
         if include_traits:
-            ret[ps.resource_provider.uuid]['traits'] = [
-                t.name for t in ps.traits]
+            ret[ps.resource_provider.uuid]['traits'] = ps.traits
 
         if enable_nested_providers:
             ret[ps.resource_provider.uuid]['parent_provider_uuid'] = (
diff --git a/placement/objects/allocation_candidate.py b/placement/objects/allocation_candidate.py
index 364c8c381..8ef008da4 100644
--- a/placement/objects/allocation_candidate.py
+++ b/placement/objects/allocation_candidate.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def _alloc_candidates_single_provider(ctx, requested_resources, rp_tuples):
         alloc_requests.append(req_obj)
         # If this is a sharing provider, we have to include an extra
         # AllocationRequest for every possible anchor.
-        traits = [trait.name for trait in rp_summary.traits]
+        traits = rp_summary.traits
         if os_traits.MISC_SHARES_VIA_AGGREGATE in traits:
             anchors = set([p[1] for p in rp_obj.anchors_for_sharing_providers(
                 ctx, [rp_summary.resource_provider.id])])
@@ -567,9 +567,7 @@ def _build_provider_summaries(context, usages, prov_traits):
             )
             summaries[rp_id] = summary
 
-        traits = prov_traits[rp_id]
-        summary.traits = [trait_obj.Trait(context, name=tname)
-                          for tname in traits]
+        summary.traits = prov_traits[rp_id]
 
         rc_id = usage['resource_class_id']
         if rc_id is None:
@@ -627,7 +625,7 @@ def _check_traits_for_alloc_request(res_requests, summaries, required_traits,
     for res_req in res_requests:
         rp_id = res_req.resource_provider.id
         rp_summary = summaries[rp_id]
-        rp_traits = set([trait.name for trait in rp_summary.traits])
+        rp_traits = set(rp_summary.traits)
 
         # Check if there are forbidden_traits
         conflict_traits = set(forbidden_traits) & set(rp_traits)
diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/db/test_allocation_candidates.py b/placement/tests/functional/db/test_allocation_candidates.py
index 60f1b17e7..d2dc7e1da 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/db/test_allocation_candidates.py
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/db/test_allocation_candidates.py
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ class AllocationCandidatesTestCase(tb.PlacementDbBaseTestCase):
         observed = {}
         for psum in candidates.provider_summaries:
             rpname = self.rp_uuid_to_name[psum.resource_provider.uuid]
-            observed[rpname] = set(trait.name for trait in psum.traits)
+            observed[rpname] = set(psum.traits)
 
         self.assertEqual(expected, observed)