diff --git a/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/utils/gt4py_field_allocation.py b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/utils/gt4py_field_allocation.py
index 77740070b..137ead06b 100644
--- a/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/utils/gt4py_field_allocation.py
+++ b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/utils/gt4py_field_allocation.py
@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@
 from icon4py.model.common import dimension, type_alias as ta
 
 
+""" Enum values from Enum values taken from DLPack reference implementation at:
+    https://github.com/dmlc/dlpack/blob/main/include/dlpack/dlpack.h
+    via GT4Py
+"""
+CUDA_DEVICE_TYPES = (
+    gt_core_defs.DeviceType.CUDA,
+    gt_core_defs.DeviceType.CUDA_MANAGED,
+    gt_core_defs.DeviceType.ROCM,
+)
+
+
 def is_cupy_device(backend: backend.Backend) -> bool:
-    cuda_device_types = (
-        gt_core_defs.DeviceType.CUDA,
-        gt_core_defs.DeviceType.CUDA_MANAGED,
-        gt_core_defs.DeviceType.ROCM,
-    )
     if backend is not None:
-        return backend.allocator.__gt_device_type__ in cuda_device_types
+        return backend.allocator.__gt_device_type__ in CUDA_DEVICE_TYPES
     else:
         return False
 
@@ -50,6 +56,12 @@ def as_field(field: gtx.Field, backend: backend.Backend) -> gtx.Field:
     return gtx.as_field(field.domain, field.ndarray, allocator=backend)
 
 
+def _size(grid, dim: gtx.Dimension, is_half_dim: bool) -> int:
+    if dim == dimension.KDim and is_half_dim:
+        return grid.size[dim] + 1
+    return grid.size[dim]
+
+
 def allocate_zero_field(
     *dims: gtx.Dimension,
     grid,
@@ -57,13 +69,7 @@ def allocate_zero_field(
     dtype=ta.wpfloat,
     backend: Optional[backend.Backend] = None,
 ) -> gtx.Field:
-    def size(dim: gtx.Dimension, is_half_dim: bool) -> int:
-        if dim == dimension.KDim and is_half_dim:
-            return grid.size[dim] + 1
-        else:
-            return grid.size[dim]
-
-    dimensions = {d: range(size(d, is_halfdim)) for d in dims}
+    dimensions = {d: range(_size(grid, d, is_halfdim)) for d in dims}
     return gtx.zeros(dimensions, dtype=dtype, allocator=backend)
 
 
@@ -75,5 +81,5 @@ def allocate_indices(
     backend: Optional[backend.Backend] = None,
 ) -> gtx.Field:
     xp = import_array_ns(backend)
-    shapex = grid.size[dim] + 1 if is_halfdim else grid.size[dim]
+    shapex = _size(grid, dim, is_halfdim)
     return gtx.as_field((dim,), xp.arange(shapex, dtype=dtype), allocator=backend)