diff --git a/pyiceberg/manifest.py b/pyiceberg/manifest.py
index 3b8138b61a..defe5958c5 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/manifest.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/manifest.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import math
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from copy import copy
 from enum import Enum
 from types import TracebackType
 from typing import (
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@ def __init__(self, output_file: OutputFile, snapshot_id: int, parent_snapshot_id
         self._sequence_number = sequence_number
 
     def prepare_manifest(self, manifest_file: ManifestFile) -> ManifestFile:
-        wrapped_manifest_file = ManifestFile(*manifest_file.record_fields())
+        wrapped_manifest_file = copy(manifest_file)
 
         if wrapped_manifest_file.sequence_number == UNASSIGNED_SEQ:
             # if the sequence number is being assigned here, then the manifest must be created by the current operation.
diff --git a/pyiceberg/partitioning.py b/pyiceberg/partitioning.py
index a3cf255341..f4e53a59a5 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/partitioning.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/partitioning.py
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ def partition_to_path(self, data: Record, schema: Schema) -> str:
 
         field_strs = []
         value_strs = []
-        for pos, value in enumerate(data.record_fields()):
+        for pos in range(len(self.fields)):
             partition_field = self.fields[pos]
-            value_str = partition_field.transform.to_human_string(field_types[pos].field_type, value=value)
+            value_str = partition_field.transform.to_human_string(field_types[pos].field_type, value=data[pos])
 
             value_str = quote(value_str, safe='')
             value_strs.append(value_str)
diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/snapshots.py b/pyiceberg/table/snapshots.py
index f74ac4b7d4..79eb8b0b8a 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/snapshots.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/snapshots.py
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ def set_partition_summary_limit(self, limit: int) -> None:
 
     def add_file(self, data_file: DataFile, schema: Schema, partition_spec: PartitionSpec = UNPARTITIONED_PARTITION_SPEC) -> None:
         self.metrics.add_file(data_file)
-        if len(data_file.partition.record_fields()) != 0:
+        if len(data_file.partition) > 0:
             self.update_partition_metrics(partition_spec=partition_spec, file=data_file, is_add_file=True, schema=schema)
 
     def remove_file(
         self, data_file: DataFile, schema: Schema, partition_spec: PartitionSpec = UNPARTITIONED_PARTITION_SPEC
     ) -> None:
         self.metrics.remove_file(data_file)
-        if len(data_file.partition.record_fields()) != 0:
+        if len(data_file.partition) > 0:
             self.update_partition_metrics(partition_spec=partition_spec, file=data_file, is_add_file=False, schema=schema)
 
     def update_partition_metrics(self, partition_spec: PartitionSpec, file: DataFile, is_add_file: bool, schema: Schema) -> None:
diff --git a/pyiceberg/typedef.py b/pyiceberg/typedef.py
index 6ccf9526ba..26f4d4d5ac 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/typedef.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/typedef.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     Callable,
     Dict,
     Generic,
-    List,
     Literal,
     Optional,
     Protocol,
@@ -198,9 +197,9 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """Return the string representation of the Record class."""
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}[{', '.join(f'{key}={repr(value)}' for key, value in self.__dict__.items() if not key.startswith('_'))}]"
 
-    def record_fields(self) -> List[str]:
-        """Return values of all the fields of the Record class except those specified in skip_fields."""
-        return [self.__getattribute__(v) if hasattr(self, v) else None for v in self._position_to_field_name]
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        """Return the number of fields in the Record class."""
+        return len(self._position_to_field_name)
 
     def __hash__(self) -> int:
         """Return hash value of the Record class."""
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_rest_manifest.py b/tests/integration/test_rest_manifest.py
index 8191209ae6..0e768c6e68 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_rest_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_rest_manifest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # pylint:disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 import inspect
+from copy import copy
 from enum import Enum
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from typing import Any
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import Catalog, load_catalog
 from pyiceberg.io.pyarrow import PyArrowFileIO
-from pyiceberg.manifest import DataFile, ManifestEntry, write_manifest
+from pyiceberg.manifest import DataFile, write_manifest
 from pyiceberg.table import Table
 from pyiceberg.utils.lazydict import LazyDict
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ def test_write_sample_manifest(table_test_all_types: Table) -> None:
         sort_order_id=entry.data_file.sort_order_id,
         spec_id=entry.data_file.spec_id,
     )
-    wrapped_entry_v2 = ManifestEntry(*entry.record_fields())
+    wrapped_entry_v2 = copy(entry)
     wrapped_entry_v2.data_file = wrapped_data_file_v2_debug
     wrapped_entry_v2_dict = todict(wrapped_entry_v2)
     # This one should not be written