diff --git a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
index 9d4d3d5f..ecb67b59 100644
--- a/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
+++ b/Grid/lattice/Lattice_base.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public:
   template<class sobj> inline Lattice<vobj> & operator = (const sobj & r){
     vobj vtmp;
     vtmp = r;
-#if defined(GRID_HIP) || defined(GRID_CUDA) || defined (GRID_SYCL)
+#if 0
     auto me  = View(AcceleratorWrite);
     accelerator_for(ss,me.size(),vobj::Nsimd(),{
 	auto stmp=coalescedRead(vtmp);