diff --git a/milli/src/search/new/logger/detailed.rs b/milli/src/search/new/logger/detailed.rs
index d6037aab2..57be61612 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/new/logger/detailed.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/new/logger/detailed.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::search::new::ranking_rule_graph::{
     DeadEndsCache, Edge, ProximityCondition, ProximityGraph, RankingRuleGraph,
     RankingRuleGraphTrait, TypoCondition, TypoGraph,
 };
+use crate::search::new::ranking_rules::BoxRankingRule;
 use crate::search::new::{QueryGraph, QueryNode, RankingRule, SearchContext, SearchLogger};
 
 pub enum SearchEvents {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ impl SearchLogger<QueryGraph> for DetailedSearchLogger {
     fn initial_universe(&mut self, universe: &RoaringBitmap) {
         self.initial_universe = Some(universe.clone());
     }
-    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, rr: &[Box<dyn RankingRule<QueryGraph>>]) {
+    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, rr: &[BoxRankingRule<QueryGraph>]) {
         self.ranking_rules_ids = Some(rr.iter().map(|rr| rr.id()).collect());
     }
 
diff --git a/milli/src/search/new/logger/mod.rs b/milli/src/search/new/logger/mod.rs
index 9ebb4344a..470983017 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/new/logger/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/new/logger/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use super::query_graph::QueryNode;
 use super::ranking_rule_graph::{
     DeadEndsCache, ProximityCondition, ProximityGraph, RankingRuleGraph, TypoCondition, TypoGraph,
 };
+use super::ranking_rules::BoxRankingRule;
 use super::{RankingRule, RankingRuleQueryTrait};
 
 /// Trait for structure logging the execution of a search query.
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ pub trait SearchLogger<Q: RankingRuleQueryTrait> {
     fn initial_universe(&mut self, universe: &RoaringBitmap);
 
     /// Logs the ranking rules used to perform the search query
-    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, rr: &[Box<dyn RankingRule<Q>>]);
+    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, rr: &[BoxRankingRule<Q>]);
 
     /// Logs the start of a ranking rule's iteration.
     fn start_iteration_ranking_rule(
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ impl<Q: RankingRuleQueryTrait> SearchLogger<Q> for DefaultSearchLogger {
 
     fn initial_universe(&mut self, _universe: &RoaringBitmap) {}
 
-    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, _rr: &[Box<dyn RankingRule<Q>>]) {}
+    fn ranking_rules(&mut self, _rr: &[BoxRankingRule<Q>]) {}
 
     fn start_iteration_ranking_rule(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/milli/src/search/new/mod.rs b/milli/src/search/new/mod.rs
index 5839787ef..66feeab99 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/new/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/new/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use resolve_query_graph::{resolve_query_graph, QueryTermDocIdsCache};
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use words::Words;
 
-use self::ranking_rules::RankingRule;
+use self::ranking_rules::{BoxRankingRule, RankingRule};
 use crate::{Filter, Index, MatchingWords, Result, SearchResult, TermsMatchingStrategy};
 
 /// A structure used throughout the execution of a search query.
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ fn resolve_maximally_reduced_query_graph(
 /// Return the list of initialised ranking rules to be used for a placeholder search.
 fn get_ranking_rules_for_placeholder_search<'ctx>(
     ctx: &SearchContext<'ctx>,
-) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn RankingRule<'ctx, PlaceholderQuery>>>> {
+) -> Result<Vec<BoxRankingRule<'ctx, PlaceholderQuery>>> {
     // let sort = false;
     // let mut asc = HashSet::new();
     // let mut desc = HashSet::new();
-    let /*mut*/ ranking_rules: Vec<Box<dyn RankingRule<PlaceholderQuery>>> = vec![];
+    let /*mut*/ ranking_rules: Vec<BoxRankingRule<PlaceholderQuery>> = vec![];
     let settings_ranking_rules = ctx.index.criteria(ctx.txn)?;
     for rr in settings_ranking_rules {
         // Add Words before any of: typo, proximity, attribute, exactness
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fn get_ranking_rules_for_placeholder_search<'ctx>(
 fn get_ranking_rules_for_query_graph_search<'ctx>(
     ctx: &SearchContext<'ctx>,
     terms_matching_strategy: TermsMatchingStrategy,
-) -> Result<Vec<Box<dyn RankingRule<'ctx, QueryGraph>>>> {
+) -> Result<Vec<BoxRankingRule<'ctx, QueryGraph>>> {
     // query graph search
     let mut words = false;
     let mut typo = false;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn get_ranking_rules_for_query_graph_search<'ctx>(
     let mut asc = HashSet::new();
     let mut desc = HashSet::new();
 
-    let mut ranking_rules: Vec<Box<dyn RankingRule<QueryGraph>>> = vec![];
+    let mut ranking_rules: Vec<BoxRankingRule<QueryGraph>> = vec![];
     let settings_ranking_rules = ctx.index.criteria(ctx.txn)?;
     for rr in settings_ranking_rules {
         // Add Words before any of: typo, proximity, attribute, exactness
diff --git a/milli/src/search/new/ranking_rules.rs b/milli/src/search/new/ranking_rules.rs
index 32434248c..1f5f4b366 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/new/ranking_rules.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/new/ranking_rules.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub struct PlaceholderQuery;
 impl RankingRuleQueryTrait for PlaceholderQuery {}
 impl RankingRuleQueryTrait for QueryGraph {}
 
+pub type BoxRankingRule<'ctx, Query> = Box<dyn RankingRule<'ctx, Query> + 'ctx>;
+
 /// A trait that must be implemented by all ranking rules.
 ///
 /// It is generic over `'ctx`, the lifetime of the search context
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct RankingRuleOutput<Q> {
 
 pub fn bucket_sort<'ctx, Q: RankingRuleQueryTrait>(
     ctx: &mut SearchContext<'ctx>,
-    mut ranking_rules: Vec<Box<dyn RankingRule<'ctx, Q>>>,
+    mut ranking_rules: Vec<BoxRankingRule<'ctx, Q>>,
     query: &Q,
     universe: &RoaringBitmap,
     from: usize,