diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/helpers/api_specific_config_l0.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/helpers/api_specific_config_l0.cpp
index 925b0ae59c..0244efe8ac 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/helpers/api_specific_config_l0.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/helpers/api_specific_config_l0.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ bool ApiSpecificConfig::isHostAllocationCacheEnabled() {
 }
 
 bool ApiSpecificConfig::isDeviceUsmPoolingEnabled() {
-    return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool ApiSpecificConfig::isHostUsmPoolingEnabled() {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/fixtures/memory_ipc_fixture.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/fixtures/memory_ipc_fixture.cpp
index 8a68ba9672..1f10bf4169 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/fixtures/memory_ipc_fixture.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/fixtures/memory_ipc_fixture.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ ze_result_t ContextMemHandleMock::getImageAllocProperties(Image *image,
 }
 
 void MemoryExportImportWSLTest::SetUp() {
-
     neoDevice = NEO::MockDevice::createWithNewExecutionEnvironment<NEO::MockDevice>(NEO::defaultHwInfo.get());
     auto mockBuiltIns = new MockBuiltins();
     MockRootDeviceEnvironment::resetBuiltins(neoDevice->executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0].get(), mockBuiltIns);
@@ -197,6 +196,8 @@ void MemoryExportImportWSLTest::SetUp() {
 }
 
 void MemoryExportImportWSLTest::TearDown() {
+    // clean usm device pool before replacing mem manager
+    neoDevice->cleanupUsmAllocationPool();
     driverHandle->setMemoryManager(prevMemoryManager);
     delete currMemoryManager;
 }
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/helper/api_specific_config_l0_tests.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/helper/api_specific_config_l0_tests.cpp
index e2f715d9df..b19dfcc24d 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/helper/api_specific_config_l0_tests.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/helper/api_specific_config_l0_tests.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ TEST(ApiSpecificConfigL0Tests, WhenCheckingIfHostDeviceAllocationCacheIsEnabledT
     EXPECT_FALSE(ApiSpecificConfig::isDeviceAllocationCacheEnabled());
 }
 
-TEST(ApiSpecificConfigL0Tests, WhenCheckingIfUsmAllocPoolingIsEnabledThenReturnFalse) {
+TEST(ApiSpecificConfigL0Tests, WhenCheckingIfUsmAllocPoolingIsEnabledThenReturnCorrectValue) {
     EXPECT_FALSE(ApiSpecificConfig::isHostUsmPoolingEnabled());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(ApiSpecificConfig::isDeviceUsmPoolingEnabled());
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ApiSpecificConfig::isDeviceUsmPoolingEnabled());
 }
 
 TEST(ApiSpecificConfigL0Tests, GivenDebugFlagCombinationsGetCorrectSharedAllocPrefetchEnabled) {