diff --git a/src/backend/common/half.hpp b/src/backend/common/half.hpp
index ce06eed..fb25d03 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/half.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/common/half.hpp
@@ -879,15 +879,9 @@ class alignas(2) half {
         return *this;
     }
 
-#if defined(NVCC) || defined(__CUDACC_RTC__)
-    AF_CONSTEXPR __DH__ explicit half(__half value) noexcept
 #ifdef __CUDA_ARCH__
-        : data_(value) {
-    }
-#else
-        : data_(*reinterpret_cast<native_half_t*>(&value)) {
-    }
-#endif
+    AF_CONSTEXPR __DH__ explicit half(__half value) noexcept : data_(value) {}
+
     AF_CONSTEXPR __DH__ half& operator=(__half value) noexcept {
         // NOTE Assignment to ushort from __half only works with device code.
         // using memcpy instead