diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/__init__.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/__init__.py
index fbd143b7e8..2c5f33d4eb 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/__init__.py
@@ -157,47 +157,28 @@ def run_dace_iterator(program: itir.FencilDefinition, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
 
     arg_types = [type_translation.from_value(arg) for arg in args]
     neighbor_tables = filter_neighbor_tables(offset_provider)
-    program_itir_not_working = [
-        "calculate_horizontal_gradients_for_turbulence",
-        "calculate_nabla2_and_smag_coefficients_for_vn",
-        "calculate_nabla4",
-        "mo_advection_traj_btraj_compute_o1_dsl",
-        "mo_math_gradients_grad_green_gauss_cell_dsl",
-        "mo_solve_nonhydro_stencil_16_fused_btraj_traj_o1",
-        "mo_solve_nonhydro_stencil_20",
-        "mo_solve_nonhydro_stencil_21",
-        "mo_solve_nonhydro_stencil_30",
-        "mo_solve_nonhydro_stencil_41",
-        "mo_velocity_advection_stencil_19",
-        "temporary_fields_for_turbulence_diagnostics",
-        "truly_horizontal_diffusion_nabla_of_theta_over_steep_points",
-    ]
 
-    with_temporaries = False
     cache_id = get_cache_id(program, arg_types, column_axis, offset_provider)
     if build_cache is not None and cache_id in build_cache:
         # retrieve SDFG program from build cache
         sdfg_program = build_cache[cache_id]
         sdfg = sdfg_program.sdfg
     else:
-        # visit ITIR and generate SDFG
-        if (
-            any([ItirToSDFG._check_no_lifts(node) for node in program.closures])
-            and program.id not in program_itir_not_working
-        ):
+        program = preprocess_program(program, offset_provider, LiftMode.FORCE_INLINE)
+        if all([ItirToSDFG._check_no_lifts(node) for node in program.closures]):
+            tmps = []
+        else:
             program_with_tmps: global_tmps.FencilWithTemporaries = preprocess_program(
                 program, offset_provider, LiftMode.FORCE_TEMPORARIES
             )
             program = program_with_tmps.fencil
             tmps = program_with_tmps.tmps
-            with_temporaries = True
-        else:
-            program = preprocess_program(program, offset_provider, LiftMode.FORCE_INLINE)
-            tmps = []
 
+        # visit ITIR and generate SDFG
         sdfg_genenerator = ItirToSDFG(arg_types, offset_provider, tmps, column_axis)
         sdfg = sdfg_genenerator.visit(program)
-        if with_temporaries:
+        if tmps:
+            # This pass is needed to avoid transformation errors in SDFG inlining, because temporaries are using offsets
             sdfg.apply_transformations_repeated(RefineNestedAccess)
         sdfg.simplify()
 
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/itir_to_sdfg.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/itir_to_sdfg.py
index 065fb89508..e0570f517e 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/itir_to_sdfg.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_iterator/itir_to_sdfg.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ def visit_FencilDefinition(self, node: itir.FencilDefinition, **kargs):
                 last_state.add_edge(nsdfg_node, inner_name, access_node, None, memlet)
 
         if self.tmps:
+            # on the first interstate edge define symbols for shape/stride/offsets of temporary arrays
             inter_state_edge = program_sdfg.out_edges(entry_state)[0]
             inter_state_edge.data.assignments.update(tmp_symbols)