diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
index c8f80d9c97..c4e9be3835 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
@@ -996,10 +996,6 @@ def apply(
             else:
                 assert isinstance(inner_desc, dace.data.Scalar)
                 assert len(new_strides) == 0
-                # we convert the scalar data to array to avoid a gpu codegen error
-                nsdfg_node.sdfg.arrays[inner_data] = dace.data.Array(
-                    inner_desc.dtype, (1,), inner_desc.transient
-                )
             for stride in new_strides:
                 for sym in stride.free_symbols:
                     nsdfg_node.sdfg.add_symbol(str(sym), sym.dtype)