diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/op_runtime_metrics.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/op_runtime_metrics.py
index 5ea4f4cdc71e..51b7ab9f30e3 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/op_runtime_metrics.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/op_runtime_metrics.py
@@ -512,12 +512,10 @@ def on_task_finished(self, task_index: int, exception: Optional[Exception]):
             input_size,
         )
 
-        blocks = [input[0] for input in inputs.blocks]
-        metadata = [input[1] for input in inputs.blocks]
         ctx = ray.data.context.DataContext.get_current()
         if ctx.enable_get_object_locations_for_metrics:
-            locations = ray.experimental.get_object_locations(blocks)
-            for block, meta in zip(blocks, metadata):
+            locations = ray.experimental.get_object_locations(inputs.block_refs)
+            for block, meta in inputs.blocks:
                 if locations[block].get("did_spill", False):
                     assert meta.size_bytes is not None
                     self.obj_store_mem_spilled += meta.size_bytes
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/ref_bundle.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/ref_bundle.py
index 6304f48432a8..c8996a1c422b 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/ref_bundle.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/interfaces/ref_bundle.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Optional, Tuple
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import ray
 from .common import NodeIdStr
@@ -58,19 +58,29 @@ def __setattr__(self, key, value):
             raise ValueError(f"The `{key}` field of RefBundle cannot be updated.")
         object.__setattr__(self, key, value)
 
+    @property
+    def block_refs(self) -> List[BlockMetadata]:
+        """List of block references in this bundle."""
+        return [block_ref for block_ref, _ in self.blocks]
+
+    @property
+    def metadata(self) -> List[BlockMetadata]:
+        """List of block metadata in this bundle."""
+        return [metadata for _, metadata in self.blocks]
+
     def num_rows(self) -> Optional[int]:
         """Number of rows present in this bundle, if known."""
         total = 0
-        for b in self.blocks:
-            if b[1].num_rows is None:
+        for m in self.metadata:
+            if m.num_rows is None:
                 return None
             else:
-                total += b[1].num_rows
+                total += m.num_rows
         return total
 
     def size_bytes(self) -> int:
         """Size of the blocks of this bundle in bytes."""
-        return sum(b[1].size_bytes for b in self.blocks)
+        return sum(m.size_bytes for m in self.metadata)
 
     def destroy_if_owned(self) -> int:
         """Clears the object store memory for these blocks if owned.
@@ -79,8 +89,10 @@ def destroy_if_owned(self) -> int:
             The number of bytes freed.
         """
         should_free = self.owns_blocks and DataContext.get_current().eager_free
-        for b in self.blocks:
-            trace_deallocation(b[0], "RefBundle.destroy_if_owned", free=should_free)
+        for block_ref in self.block_refs:
+            trace_deallocation(
+                block_ref, "RefBundle.destroy_if_owned", free=should_free
+            )
         return self.size_bytes() if should_free else 0
 
     def get_cached_location(self) -> Optional[NodeIdStr]:
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ def get_cached_location(self) -> Optional[NodeIdStr]:
         if self._cached_location is None:
             # Only consider the first block in the bundle for now. TODO(ekl) consider
             # taking into account other blocks.
-            ref = self.blocks[0][0]
+            ref = self.block_refs[0]
             # This call is pretty fast for owned objects (~5k/s), so we don't need to
             # batch it for now.
             locs = ray.experimental.get_object_locations([ref])
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/legacy_compat.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/legacy_compat.py
index c216617eeb0f..aa4e7ba64ee5 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/legacy_compat.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/legacy_compat.py
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ def _bundles_to_block_list(bundles: Iterator[RefBundle]) -> BlockList:
     for ref_bundle in bundles:
         if not ref_bundle.owns_blocks:
             owns_blocks = False
-        for block, meta in ref_bundle.blocks:
-            blocks.append(block)
-            metadata.append(meta)
+        blocks.extend(ref_bundle.block_refs)
+        metadata.extend(ref_bundle.metadata)
     return BlockList(blocks, metadata, owned_by_consumer=owns_blocks)
 
 
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/input_data_buffer.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/input_data_buffer.py
index ba781b660713..cc0447d8d26e 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/input_data_buffer.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/input_data_buffer.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _initialize_metadata(self):
         self._num_output_bundles = len(self._input_data)
         block_metadata = []
         for bundle in self._input_data:
-            block_metadata.extend([m for (_, m) in bundle.blocks])
+            block_metadata.extend(bundle.metadata)
         self._stats = {
             "input": block_metadata,
         }
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/map_operator.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/map_operator.py
index 075e28bc6c1c..931dbd4aeb7c 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/map_operator.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/map_operator.py
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ def _get_next_inner(self) -> RefBundle:
         assert self._started
         bundle = self._output_queue.get_next()
         self._metrics.on_output_dequeued(bundle)
-        for _, meta in bundle.blocks:
-            self._output_metadata.append(meta)
+        self._output_metadata.extend(bundle.metadata)
         return bundle
 
     @abstractmethod
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/task_pool_map_operator.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/task_pool_map_operator.py
index 8f4fc7fee2b8..42fa68030f48 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/task_pool_map_operator.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/execution/operators/task_pool_map_operator.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def __init__(
     def _add_bundled_input(self, bundle: RefBundle):
         # Submit the task as a normal Ray task.
         map_task = cached_remote_fn(_map_task, num_returns="streaming")
-        input_blocks = [block for block, _ in bundle.blocks]
         ctx = TaskContext(
             task_idx=self._next_data_task_idx,
             target_max_block_size=self.actual_target_max_block_size,
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ def _add_bundled_input(self, bundle: RefBundle):
             self._map_transformer_ref,
             data_context,
             ctx,
-            *input_blocks,
+            *bundle.block_refs,
         )
         self._submit_data_task(gen, bundle)
 
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/aggregate.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/aggregate.py
index 6cd86ad3938d..d31afc5a7c00 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/aggregate.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/aggregate.py
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ def fn(
         blocks = []
         metadata = []
         for ref_bundle in refs:
-            for block, block_metadata in ref_bundle.blocks:
-                blocks.append(block)
-                metadata.append(block_metadata)
+            blocks.extend(ref_bundle.block_refs)
+            metadata.extend(ref_bundle.metadata)
         if len(blocks) == 0:
             return (blocks, {})
         unified_schema = unify_block_metadata_schema(metadata)
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/pull_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/pull_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
index 1176202b9758..b2cf448f030d 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/pull_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/pull_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ def execute(
         # eagerly release the blocks' memory.
         input_blocks_list = []
         for ref_bundle in refs:
-            for block, _ in ref_bundle.blocks:
-                input_blocks_list.append(block)
+            input_blocks_list.extend(ref_bundle.block_refs)
         input_num_blocks = len(input_blocks_list)
         input_owned = all(b.owns_blocks for b in refs)
 
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/push_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/push_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
index 2c5130fe8933..cafd5f31f4da 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/push_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/exchange/push_based_shuffle_task_scheduler.py
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@ def execute(
         # processed concurrently.
         input_blocks_list = []
         for ref_bundle in refs:
-            for block, _ in ref_bundle.blocks:
-                input_blocks_list.append(block)
+            input_blocks_list.extend(ref_bundle.block_refs)
         input_owned = all(b.owns_blocks for b in refs)
 
         if map_ray_remote_args is None:
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/randomize_blocks.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/randomize_blocks.py
index b2fc9c950c0e..835017f2cafd 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/randomize_blocks.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/randomize_blocks.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ def fn(
         nonlocal op
         blocks_with_metadata = []
         for ref_bundle in refs:
-            for block, meta in ref_bundle.blocks:
-                blocks_with_metadata.append((block, meta))
+            blocks_with_metadata.extend(ref_bundle.blocks)
 
         if len(blocks_with_metadata) == 0:
             return refs, {op._name: []}
diff --git a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/sort.py b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/sort.py
index fddb80a72dde..3ca5af144006 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/sort.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/_internal/planner/sort.py
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ def fn(
         blocks = []
         metadata = []
         for ref_bundle in refs:
-            for block, block_metadata in ref_bundle.blocks:
-                blocks.append(block)
-                metadata.append(block_metadata)
+            blocks.extend(ref_bundle.block_refs)
+            metadata.extend(ref_bundle.metadata)
         if len(blocks) == 0:
             return (blocks, {})
         sort_key.validate_schema(unify_block_metadata_schema(metadata))
diff --git a/python/ray/data/tests/test_operators.py b/python/ray/data/tests/test_operators.py
index b48d94c79fb7..54ea30c17234 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/tests/test_operators.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/tests/test_operators.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 
 
 def _get_blocks(bundle: RefBundle, output_list: List[Block]):
-    for block, _ in bundle.blocks:
-        output_list.append(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+    for block_ref in bundle.block_refs:
+        output_list.append(list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"]))
 
 
 def _mul2_transform(block_iter: Iterable[Block], ctx) -> Iterable[Block]:
@@ -196,9 +196,11 @@ def test_split_operator(ray_start_regular_shared, equal, chunk_size):
         while op.has_next():
             ref = op.get_next()
             assert ref.owns_blocks, ref
-            for block, _ in ref.blocks:
+            for block_ref in ref.block_refs:
                 assert ref.output_split_idx is not None
-                output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+                output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(
+                    list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"])
+                )
     op.all_inputs_done()
 
     expected_splits = [[] for _ in range(num_splits)]
@@ -234,8 +236,8 @@ def test_split_operator_random(ray_start_regular_shared, equal, random_seed):
     while op.has_next():
         ref = op.get_next()
         assert ref.owns_blocks, ref
-        for block, _ in ref.blocks:
-            output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+        for block_ref in ref.block_refs:
+            output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"]))
     if equal:
         actual = [len(output_splits[i]) for i in range(3)]
         expected = [num_inputs // 3] * 3
@@ -271,8 +273,8 @@ def get_bundle_loc(bundle):
     while op.has_next():
         ref = op.get_next()
         assert ref.owns_blocks, ref
-        for block, _ in ref.blocks:
-            output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+        for block_ref in ref.block_refs:
+            output_splits[ref.output_split_idx].extend(list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"]))
 
     total = 0
     for i in range(2):
@@ -583,8 +585,8 @@ def test_limit_operator(ray_start_regular_shared):
 
 def _get_bundles(bundle: RefBundle):
     output = []
-    for block, _ in bundle.blocks:
-        output.extend(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+    for block_ref in bundle.block_refs:
+        output.extend(list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"]))
     return output
 
 
diff --git a/python/ray/data/tests/test_split.py b/python/ray/data/tests/test_split.py
index 8fe481338baf..db729ba93f24 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/tests/test_split.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/tests/test_split.py
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ def equalize_helper(input_block_lists: List[List[List[Any]]]):
     result_block_lists = []
     for bundle in result:
         block_list = []
-        for block_ref, _ in bundle.blocks:
+        for block_ref in bundle.block_refs:
             block = ray.get(block_ref)
             block_accessor = BlockAccessor.for_block(block)
             block_list.append(list(block_accessor.to_default()["id"]))
diff --git a/python/ray/data/tests/test_streaming_integration.py b/python/ray/data/tests/test_streaming_integration.py
index a317af32ef83..9f2672123c06 100644
--- a/python/ray/data/tests/test_streaming_integration.py
+++ b/python/ray/data/tests/test_streaming_integration.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def map_fn(block_iter, _):
 def ref_bundles_to_list(bundles: List[RefBundle]) -> List[List[Any]]:
     output = []
     for bundle in bundles:
-        for block, _ in bundle.blocks:
-            output.append(list(ray.get(block)["id"]))
+        for block_ref in bundle.block_refs:
+            output.append(list(ray.get(block_ref)["id"]))
     return output
 
 
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def run(self):
     def get_outputs(out: List[RefBundle]):
         outputs = []
         for bundle in out:
-            for block, _ in bundle.blocks:
-                ids: pd.Series = ray.get(block)["id"]
+            for block_ref in bundle.block_refs:
+                ids: pd.Series = ray.get(block_ref)["id"]
                 outputs.extend(ids.values)
         return outputs