diff --git a/runtime/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h b/runtime/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
index 37d86f95ff..49b00b7ed9 100644
--- a/runtime/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
+++ b/runtime/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ class GraphicsAllocation : public IDNode<GraphicsAllocation> {
 
     static bool isCpuAccessRequired(AllocationType allocationType) {
         return allocationType == AllocationType::LINEAR_STREAM ||
-               allocationType == AllocationType::KERNEL_ISA ||
                allocationType == AllocationType::INTERNAL_HEAP ||
                allocationType == AllocationType::TIMESTAMP_PACKET_TAG_BUFFER ||
                allocationType == AllocationType::COMMAND_BUFFER;
diff --git a/unit_tests/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
index 2cc4edb411..b841310557 100644
--- a/unit_tests/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/memory_manager/graphics_allocation_tests.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, whenAllocationTypeIsLinearStreamThenCpuAccessIsRequ
     EXPECT_TRUE(GraphicsAllocation::isCpuAccessRequired(GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::LINEAR_STREAM));
 }
 
-TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, whenAllocationTypeIsKernelIsaThenCpuAccessIsRequired) {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(GraphicsAllocation::isCpuAccessRequired(GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::KERNEL_ISA));
+TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, whenAllocationTypeIsKernelIsaThenCpuAccessIsNotRequired) {
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GraphicsAllocation::isCpuAccessRequired(GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::KERNEL_ISA));
 }
 
 TEST(GraphicsAllocationTest, whenAllocationTypeIsInternalHeapThenCpuAccessIsRequired) {
diff --git a/unit_tests/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl b/unit_tests/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
index eca9ebc626..9b120c88b4 100644
--- a/unit_tests/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
+++ b/unit_tests/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ TEST(MemoryManagerTest, givenKernelIsaTypeWhenGetAllocationDataIsCalledThenSyste
     AllocationData allocData;
     MockMemoryManager::getAllocationData(allocData, {1, GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::KERNEL_ISA}, {}, nullptr);
     EXPECT_FALSE(allocData.flags.useSystemMemory);
-    EXPECT_TRUE(allocData.flags.requiresCpuAccess);
 }
 
 TEST(MemoryManagerTest, givenLinearStreamWhenGetAllocationDataIsCalledThenSystemMemoryIsNotRequested) {