diff --git a/src/axom/core/execution/internal/cuda_exec.hpp b/src/axom/core/execution/internal/cuda_exec.hpp
index e152bef5c3..ec430bc229 100644
--- a/src/axom/core/execution/internal/cuda_exec.hpp
+++ b/src/axom/core/execution/internal/cuda_exec.hpp
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ struct execution_space<CUDA_EXEC<BLOCK_SIZE, ASYNC>>
   }
   static bool usesAllocId(int allocId) noexcept
   {
-    return allocId == 0 ||
-      usesMemorySpace(axom::detail::getAllocatorSpace(allocId));
+    return usesMemorySpace(axom::detail::getAllocatorSpace(allocId));
   }
 };
 }  // namespace axom
diff --git a/src/axom/core/execution/internal/hip_exec.hpp b/src/axom/core/execution/internal/hip_exec.hpp
index 76d1eeb9fb..2e3ecdde80 100644
--- a/src/axom/core/execution/internal/hip_exec.hpp
+++ b/src/axom/core/execution/internal/hip_exec.hpp
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ struct execution_space<HIP_EXEC<BLOCK_SIZE, SYNCHRONOUS>>
   }
   static bool usesAllocId(int allocId) noexcept
   {
-    return allocId == 0 ||
-      usesMemorySpace(axom::detail::getAllocatorSpace(allocId));
+    return usesMemorySpace(axom::detail::getAllocatorSpace(allocId));
   }
 };