diff --git a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLEBNodeFDLaplacian.cpp b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLEBNodeFDLaplacian.cpp
index 523ed4cb44d..ad0fc6f1200 100644
--- a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLEBNodeFDLaplacian.cpp
+++ b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLEBNodeFDLaplacian.cpp
@@ -284,20 +284,7 @@ MLEBNodeFDLaplacian::prepareForSolve ()
         });
     }
 
-    if (m_is_bottom_singular)
-    {
-        int amrlev = 0;
-        int mglev = 0;
-        auto const& dotmasks = m_coarse_dot_mask.arrays();
-        auto const& dirmasks = m_dirichlet_mask[amrlev][mglev]->const_arrays();
-        amrex::ParallelFor(m_coarse_dot_mask,
-        [=] AMREX_GPU_DEVICE (int box_no, int i, int j, int k) noexcept
-        {
-            if (dirmasks[box_no](i,j,k)) {
-                dotmasks[box_no](i,j,k) = Real(0.);
-            }
-        });
-    }
+    AMREX_ASSERT(!isBottomSingular());
 
     Gpu::streamSynchronize();
 
diff --git a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLaplacian_sten.cpp b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLaplacian_sten.cpp
index 602f893b00d..db83ee8c979 100644
--- a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLaplacian_sten.cpp
+++ b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLaplacian_sten.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ MLNodeLaplacian::buildStencil ()
         });
     }
 
-    if (m_is_bottom_singular)
+    if (isBottomSingular())
     {
         int amrlev = 0;
         int mglev = 0;
diff --git a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLinOp.H b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLinOp.H
index 424d22f60c3..89ee258a3aa 100644
--- a/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLinOp.H
+++ b/Src/LinearSolvers/MLMG/AMReX_MLNodeLinOp.H
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ protected:
     CoarseningStrategy m_coarsening_strategy = CoarseningStrategy::Sigma;
 #endif
 
-    bool m_is_bottom_singular = false;
     bool m_masks_built = false;
     bool m_overset_dirichlet_mask = false;
 #ifdef AMREX_USE_GPU
@@ -165,6 +164,9 @@ protected:
     int m_smooth_num_sweeps = 2;
 #endif
     mutable bool m_in_solution_mode = true;
+
+private:
+    bool m_is_bottom_singular = false;
 };
 
 }