diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/ndarray/BaseNDArray.java b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/ndarray/BaseNDArray.java
index c18f70d4b..1d82ad7db 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/ndarray/BaseNDArray.java
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/ndarray/BaseNDArray.java
@@ -703,15 +703,6 @@ public abstract class BaseNDArray implements INDArray, Iterable {
         return buffer;
     }
 
-    protected static DataBuffer internalCreateBuffer(int[] data, long offset) {
-        val perfX = PerformanceTracker.getInstance().helperStartTransaction();
-
-        val buffer = Nd4j.createBuffer(data, offset);
-        PerformanceTracker.getInstance().helperRegisterTransaction(0, perfX, data.length * Nd4j.sizeOfDataType(buffer.dataType()), MemcpyDirection.HOST_TO_HOST);
-
-        return buffer;
-    }
-
     /**
      *
      * @param floatBuffer
@@ -6086,7 +6077,7 @@ public abstract class BaseNDArray implements INDArray, Iterable {
     protected void read(ObjectInputStream s) {
         val headerShape = BaseDataBuffer.readHeader(s);
 
-        shapeInformation = Nd4j.createBuffer(new int[Shape.shapeInfoLength(rank())], 0);
+        shapeInformation = Nd4j.createBuffer(new int[Shape.shapeInfoLength(rank())]);
         shapeInformation.read(s, headerShape.getLeft(), headerShape.getMiddle(), headerShape.getRight());
 
         setShapeInformation(Pair.create(shapeInformation, shapeInformation.asLong()));
diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/factory/Nd4j.java b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/factory/Nd4j.java
index 07aa9cdc3..1317d67ed 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/factory/Nd4j.java
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-api-parent/nd4j-api/src/main/java/org/nd4j/linalg/factory/Nd4j.java
@@ -1050,18 +1050,7 @@ public class Nd4j {
             ret = DATA_BUFFER_FACTORY_INSTANCE.createFloat(offset, data, length);
         return ret;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a buffer equal of length prod(shape)
-     *
-     * @param data the shape of the buffer to create
-     * @return the created buffer
-     */
-    public static DataBuffer createBuffer(int[] data, long offset) {
-        DataBuffer ret = createTypedBuffer(data, DataType.INT, Nd4j.getMemoryManager().getCurrentWorkspace());
-        return ret;
-    }
-
+    
     /**
      * Creates a buffer of the specified length based on the data opType
      *
@@ -1408,9 +1397,7 @@ public class Nd4j {
      * @return the created buffer
      */
     public static DataBuffer createBuffer(int[] data) {
-        DataBuffer ret;
-        ret = Nd4j.getMemoryManager().getCurrentWorkspace() == null ? DATA_BUFFER_FACTORY_INSTANCE.createInt(data) : DATA_BUFFER_FACTORY_INSTANCE.createInt(data, Nd4j.getMemoryManager().getCurrentWorkspace());
-        return ret;
+        return Nd4j.getMemoryManager().getCurrentWorkspace() == null ? DATA_BUFFER_FACTORY_INSTANCE.createInt(data) : DATA_BUFFER_FACTORY_INSTANCE.createInt(data, Nd4j.getMemoryManager().getCurrentWorkspace());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/buffer/DataBufferTests.java b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/buffer/DataBufferTests.java
index 4f690ea72..e5dd289cf 100644
--- a/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/buffer/DataBufferTests.java
+++ b/nd4j/nd4j-backends/nd4j-tests/src/test/java/org/nd4j/linalg/api/buffer/DataBufferTests.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class DataBufferTests extends BaseNd4jTest {
                 assertEquals(useWs, i.isAttached());
                 testDBOps(i);
 
-                i = Nd4j.createBuffer(new int[]{1, 2, 3}, 0);
+                i = Nd4j.createBuffer(new int[]{1, 2, 3});
                 checkTypes(DataType.INT, i, 3);
                 assertEquals(useWs, i.isAttached());
                 testDBOps(i);