Don't store circuit params automatically

qiskit_ibm_runtime/qiskit_runtime_service.py

@@ -1023,7 +1023,6 @@ def run(
             client_params=self._client_params,
             job_id=response["id"],
             program_id=program_id,
-            params=inputs,
             user_callback=callback,
             result_decoder=result_decoder,
             image=qrt_options.image,

releasenotes/notes/dont-store-circuit-params-9d87ffefc2a7d257.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Circuits and other input parameters will no longer be automatically stored in runtime jobs. They can still be retrieved
+    with :meth:`qiskit_ibm_runtime.RuntimeJob.inputs`.

test/integration/test_job.py

@@ -320,6 +320,14 @@ def test_updating_job_tags(self, service):
         job.update_tags(new_job_tag)
         self.assertTrue(job.tags, new_job_tag)
 
+    @run_integration_test
+    def test_circuit_params_not_stored(self, service):
+        """Test that circuits are not automatically stored in the job params."""
+        job = self._run_program(service)
+        job.wait_for_final_state()
+        self.assertFalse(job._params)
+        self.assertTrue(job.inputs)
+
     def _assert_complex_types_equal(self, expected, received):
         """Verify the received data in complex types is expected."""
         if "serializable_class" in received:

test/serialization.py

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ def from_json(cls, json_str):
         return cls(**json.loads(json_str))
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, str):
+            return self.value == self.from_json(other).value
         return self.value == other.value
 
 

test/unit/mock/fake_runtime_client.py

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
             "project": self._project,
             "backend": self._backend_name,
             "state": {"status": self._status, "reason": self._reason},
-            "params": [self._params],
+            "params": self._params,
             "program": {"id": self._program_id},
             "image": self._image,
         }