diff --git a/src/utilities/_hypre_utilities.hpp b/src/utilities/_hypre_utilities.hpp
index 9be4fc020..5e7b79eca 100644
--- a/src/utilities/_hypre_utilities.hpp
+++ b/src/utilities/_hypre_utilities.hpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ extern "C++" {
 
 #if defined(HYPRE_USING_CUDA) || defined(HYPRE_USING_HIP)
 
-/* C++ style memory allocator for GPU **device** memory
- * Just wraps _hypre_TAlloc and _hypre_TFree */
+/* C++ style memory allocator for the device using the abstract memory model */
 struct hypre_device_allocator
 {
    typedef char value_type;
@@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ struct hypre_device_allocator
 
    char *allocate(std::ptrdiff_t num_bytes)
    {
-      return _hypre_TAlloc(char, num_bytes, hypre_MEMORY_DEVICE);
+      return hypre_TAlloc(char, num_bytes, HYPRE_MEMORY_DEVICE);
    }
 
    void deallocate(char *ptr, size_t n)
    {
-      _hypre_TFree(ptr, hypre_MEMORY_DEVICE);
+      hypre_TFree(ptr, HYPRE_MEMORY_DEVICE);
    }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/device_allocator.h b/src/utilities/device_allocator.h
index 1b030da1a..6740d035a 100644
--- a/src/utilities/device_allocator.h
+++ b/src/utilities/device_allocator.h
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 
 #if defined(HYPRE_USING_CUDA) || defined(HYPRE_USING_HIP)
 
-/* C++ style memory allocator for GPU **device** memory
- * Just wraps _hypre_TAlloc and _hypre_TFree */
+/* C++ style memory allocator for the device using the abstract memory model */
 struct hypre_device_allocator
 {
    typedef char value_type;
@@ -28,12 +27,12 @@ struct hypre_device_allocator
 
    char *allocate(std::ptrdiff_t num_bytes)
    {
-      return _hypre_TAlloc(char, num_bytes, hypre_MEMORY_DEVICE);
+      return hypre_TAlloc(char, num_bytes, HYPRE_MEMORY_DEVICE);
    }
 
    void deallocate(char *ptr, size_t n)
    {
-      _hypre_TFree(ptr, hypre_MEMORY_DEVICE);
+      hypre_TFree(ptr, HYPRE_MEMORY_DEVICE);
    }
 };