diff --git a/cubed/array_api/array_object.py b/cubed/array_api/array_object.py
index f4ba89e6..3a2b23ff 100644
--- a/cubed/array_api/array_object.py
+++ b/cubed/array_api/array_object.py
@@ -29,24 +29,6 @@
     120  # cubed doesn't have a config module like dask does so hard-code this for now
 )
 
-_HANDLED_FUNCTIONS = {}
-
-
-def implements(*numpy_functions):
-    """Register an __array_function__ implementation for cubed.Array
-
-    Note that this is **only** used for functions that are not defined in the
-    Array API Standard.
-    """
-
-    def decorator(cubed_func):
-        for numpy_function in numpy_functions:
-            _HANDLED_FUNCTIONS[numpy_function] = cubed_func
-
-        return cubed_func
-
-    return decorator
-
 
 class Array(CoreArray):
     """Chunked array backed by Zarr storage that conforms to the Python Array API standard."""
@@ -62,12 +44,6 @@ def __array__(self, dtype=None) -> np.ndarray:
             x = np.array(x)
         return x
 
-    def __array_function__(self, func, types, args, kwargs):
-        # Only dispatch to functions that are not defined in the Array API Standard
-        if func in _HANDLED_FUNCTIONS:
-            return _HANDLED_FUNCTIONS[func](*args, **kwargs)
-        return NotImplemented
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return f"cubed.Array<{self.name}, shape={self.shape}, dtype={self.dtype}, chunks={self.chunks}>"
 
diff --git a/cubed/nan_functions.py b/cubed/nan_functions.py
index 2de161df..2acd308b 100644
--- a/cubed/nan_functions.py
+++ b/cubed/nan_functions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-from cubed.array_api.array_object import implements
 from cubed.array_api.dtypes import (
     _numeric_dtypes,
     _signed_integer_dtypes,
@@ -19,12 +18,9 @@
 # https://github.com/data-apis/array-api/issues/621
 
 
-@implements(np.nanmean)
-def nanmean(
-    x, /, *, axis=None, dtype=None, keepdims=False, use_new_impl=True, split_every=None
-):
+def nanmean(x, /, *, axis=None, keepdims=False, use_new_impl=True, split_every=None):
     """Compute the arithmetic mean along the specified axis, ignoring NaNs."""
-    dtype = dtype or x.dtype
+    dtype = x.dtype
     intermediate_dtype = [("n", nxp.int64), ("total", nxp.float64)]
     return reduction(
         x,
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ def _nannumel(x, **kwargs):
     return nxp.sum(~(nxp.isnan(x)), **kwargs)
 
 
-@implements(np.nansum)
 def nansum(
     x, /, *, axis=None, dtype=None, keepdims=False, use_new_impl=True, split_every=None
 ):
diff --git a/cubed/pad.py b/cubed/pad.py
index afb0c4d9..c292c65e 100644
--- a/cubed/pad.py
+++ b/cubed/pad.py
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
-import numpy as np
-
-from cubed.array_api.array_object import implements
 from cubed.array_api.manipulation_functions import concat
 
-# TODO: refactor once pad is standardized:
-# https://github.com/data-apis/array-api/issues/187
-
 
-@implements(np.pad)
 def pad(x, pad_width, mode=None, chunks=None):
     """Pad an array."""
     if len(pad_width) != x.ndim:
diff --git a/cubed/tests/test_nan_functions.py b/cubed/tests/test_nan_functions.py
index f67ce71d..53264e79 100644
--- a/cubed/tests/test_nan_functions.py
+++ b/cubed/tests/test_nan_functions.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ def spec(tmp_path):
     return cubed.Spec(tmp_path, allowed_mem=100000)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("namespace", [cubed, np])
-def test_nanmean(spec, namespace):
+def test_nanmean(spec):
     a = xp.asarray([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, xp.nan]], chunks=(2, 2), spec=spec)
-    b = namespace.nanmean(a)
-    assert isinstance(b, cubed.Array)
+    b = cubed.nanmean(a)
     assert_array_equal(
         b.compute(), np.nanmean(np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, np.nan]]))
     )
@@ -28,11 +26,9 @@ def test_nanmean_allnan(spec):
     assert_array_equal(b.compute(), np.nanmean(np.array([np.nan])))
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("namespace", [cubed, np])
-def test_nansum(spec, namespace):
+def test_nansum(spec):
     a = xp.asarray([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, xp.nan]], chunks=(2, 2), spec=spec)
-    b = namespace.nansum(a)
-    assert isinstance(b, cubed.Array)
+    b = cubed.nansum(a)
     assert_array_equal(
         b.compute(), np.nansum(np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, np.nan]]))
     )
diff --git a/cubed/tests/test_pad.py b/cubed/tests/test_pad.py
index 027348da..7ba985f4 100644
--- a/cubed/tests/test_pad.py
+++ b/cubed/tests/test_pad.py
@@ -11,15 +11,11 @@ def spec(tmp_path):
     return cubed.Spec(tmp_path, allowed_mem=100000)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("namespace", [cubed, np])
-def test_pad(spec, namespace):
+def test_pad(spec):
     an = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
 
     a = xp.asarray([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]], chunks=(2, 2), spec=spec)
-    # check that we can dispatch via the numpy namespace (via __array_function__)
-    # since pad is not yet a part of the Array API Standard
-    b = namespace.pad(a, ((1, 0), (0, 0)), mode="symmetric")
-    assert isinstance(b, cubed.Array)
+    b = cubed.pad(a, ((1, 0), (0, 0)), mode="symmetric")
     assert b.chunks == ((2, 2), (2, 1))
 
     assert_array_equal(b.compute(), np.pad(an, ((1, 0), (0, 0)), mode="symmetric"))