diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h b/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
index ed1962279..2f035f31b 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/NDArray.h
@@ -261,19 +261,17 @@ namespace nd4j {
         void syncToDevice() const;
         void syncShape() const;
 
-#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
         /**
          * This method can be used on architectures that use special buffers
          * @param writeList
          * @param readList
          */
-        static void registerSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList);
-        static void prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables = false);
+        static void registerSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList);
+        static void prepareSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables = false);
 
-        static void registerPrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList);
-        static void preparePrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables = false);
+        static void registerPrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList);
+        static void preparePrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables = false);
 
-#endif
 
         /**
          * This method returns buffer pointer offset by given number of elements, wrt own data type
diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp b/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
index 1607c93aa..9a7271b28 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/cpu/NDArray.cpp
@@ -182,22 +182,19 @@ void NDArray::synchronize(const char* msg) const {
     // no-op
 }
 
-#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
-void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
+void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
     // no-op
 }
-void NDArray::registerSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList) {
+void NDArray::registerSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList) {
     // no-op
 }
-void NDArray::preparePrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
+void NDArray::preparePrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
     // no-op
 }
-void NDArray::registerPrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList) {
+void NDArray::registerPrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList) {
     // no-op
 }
 
-#endif
-
 void NDArray::syncShape() const {
     // no-op
 }
diff --git a/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu b/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
index 4760cabd8..7d58803b3 100644
--- a/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
+++ b/libnd4j/blas/cuda/NDArray.cu
@@ -230,10 +230,9 @@ void NDArray::synchronize(const char* msg) const {
     if (res != 0)
         throw std::runtime_error(msg + std::string(": synchronization failed !"));
 }
-#if !defined(__JAVACPP_HACK__) && !defined(_JNI_IMPLEMENTATION_)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
+void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
 
     for (const auto& a : readList)
         if(a != nullptr)
@@ -249,7 +248,7 @@ void NDArray::prepareSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, co
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void NDArray::registerSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList) {
+void NDArray::registerSpecialUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList) {
 
     for (const auto& p : readList)
         if(p != nullptr)
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ void NDArray::registerSpecialUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, c
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void NDArray::preparePrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
+void NDArray::preparePrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList, bool synchronizeWritables) {
 
     for (const auto& a : readList)
         if(a != nullptr)
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ void NDArray::preparePrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, co
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void NDArray::registerPrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::vector<const NDArray*>& readList) {
+void NDArray::registerPrimaryUse(const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& writeList, const std::initializer_list<const NDArray*>& readList) {
 
     for (const auto& p : readList)
         if(p != nullptr)
@@ -288,8 +287,6 @@ void NDArray::registerPrimaryUse(const std::vector<const NDArray*>& writeList, c
             p->tickWriteHost();
 }
 
-#endif
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void NDArray::syncShape() const {
     cudaMemcpy(getSpecialShapeInfo(), getShapeInfo(), shape::shapeInfoByteLength(getShapeInfo()), cudaMemcpyHostToDevice);