diff --git a/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm.cpp b/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm.cpp
index 2a5d5953a2..1042153500 100644
--- a/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ ESIMD_INLINE void histogram_atomic(const uint32_t *input_ptr, uint32_t *output,
   slm_offset *= sizeof(int);
   simd<uint, 16> slm_data = 0;
   slm_store<uint, 16>(slm_data, slm_offset);
-  esimd_fence(ESIMD_GLOBAL_COHERENT_FENCE);
   esimd_barrier();
 
   // Each thread handles NUM_BLOCKSxBLOCK_WIDTH pixel blocks
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ ESIMD_INLINE void histogram_atomic(const uint32_t *input_ptr, uint32_t *output,
     }
     start_off += BLOCK_WIDTH;
   }
-  esimd_fence(ESIMD_GLOBAL_COHERENT_FENCE);
   esimd_barrier();
 
   // Update global sum by atomically adding each local histogram
diff --git a/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm_spec.cpp b/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm_spec.cpp
index f6c569760e..9cb37e9224 100644
--- a/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm_spec.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/ESIMD/histogram_256_slm_spec.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ ESIMD_INLINE void histogram_atomic(const uint32_t *input_ptr, uint32_t *output,
   slm_offset *= sizeof(int);
   simd<uint, 16> slm_data = 0;
   slm_store<uint, 16>(slm_data, slm_offset);
-  esimd_fence(ESIMD_GLOBAL_COHERENT_FENCE);
   esimd_barrier();
 
   // Each thread handles NUM_BLOCKSxBLOCK_WIDTH pixel blocks
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ ESIMD_INLINE void histogram_atomic(const uint32_t *input_ptr, uint32_t *output,
     }
     start_off += BLOCK_WIDTH;
   }
-  esimd_fence(ESIMD_GLOBAL_COHERENT_FENCE);
   esimd_barrier();
 
   // Update global sum by atomically adding each local histogram
diff --git a/SYCL/ESIMD/linear/linear.cpp b/SYCL/ESIMD/linear/linear.cpp
index 79219fea5e..b7d4b2c090 100644
--- a/SYCL/ESIMD/linear/linear.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/ESIMD/linear/linear.cpp
@@ -104,17 +104,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             in = media_block_load<unsigned char, 8, 32>(accInput, h_pos * 24,
                                                         v_pos * 6);
 
-            simd<float, 8 * 32> vin_float = vin;
-            auto in_float = vin_float.format<float, 8, 32>();
-            m = in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 3);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 0);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 3);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 6);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 0);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 6);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 0);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 3);
-            m += in_float.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 6);
+            m = in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 3);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 0);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 3);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(0, 6);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 0);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(1, 6);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 0);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 3);
+            m += in.select<6, 1, 24, 1>(2, 6);
             m = m * 0.111f;
 
             vout = vm;
diff --git a/SYCL/ESIMD/slm_barrier.cpp b/SYCL/ESIMD/slm_barrier.cpp
index 5dffc5c0d5..5d0a6e8cf5 100644
--- a/SYCL/ESIMD/slm_barrier.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/ESIMD/slm_barrier.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void load_to_slm(uint grpSize, uint localId, uint slmOffset, char *addr,
     vOffsets += (grpSize * 256);
   }
 
-  esimd_fence(ESIMD_GLOBAL_COHERENT_FENCE);
   esimd_barrier();
 }