diff --git a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/spatial/join/test_point_in_polygon.py b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/spatial/join/test_point_in_polygon.py
index d4fb1d819..2bdda7b1d 100644
--- a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/spatial/join/test_point_in_polygon.py
+++ b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/tests/spatial/join/test_point_in_polygon.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2019, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -245,17 +245,17 @@ def test_pip_bitmap_column_to_binary_array():
     expected = np.array(
         [[0, 0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 0, 1], [0, 0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 0, 1]], dtype="int8"
     )
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.copy_to_host(), expected)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.get(), expected)
 
     col = cudf.Series([], dtype="i8")._column
     got = pip_bitmap_column_to_binary_array(col, width=0)
     expected = np.array([], dtype="int8").reshape(0, 0)
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.copy_to_host(), expected)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.get(), expected)
 
     col = cudf.Series([None, None], dtype="float64")._column
     got = pip_bitmap_column_to_binary_array(col, width=0)
     expected = np.array([], dtype="int8").reshape(2, 0)
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.copy_to_host(), expected)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.get(), expected)
 
     col = cudf.Series(
         [
@@ -273,9 +273,9 @@ def test_pip_bitmap_column_to_binary_array():
         ],
         dtype="int8",
     )
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.copy_to_host(), expected)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.get(), expected)
 
     col = cudf.Series([0, 0, 0])._column
     got = pip_bitmap_column_to_binary_array(col, width=3)
     expected = np.array([[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]], dtype="int8")
-    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.copy_to_host(), expected)
+    np.testing.assert_array_equal(got.get(), expected)
diff --git a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/utils/join_utils.py b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/utils/join_utils.py
index 46bd476df..c966ec796 100644
--- a/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/utils/join_utils.py
+++ b/python/cuspatial/cuspatial/utils/join_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 import operator
 
+import cupy as cp
 from numba import cuda
 
 import rmm
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ def binarize(in_col, out, width):
 
 def apply_binarize(in_col, width):
     buf = rmm.DeviceBuffer(size=(in_col.size * width))
-    out = cuda.as_cuda_array(buf).view("int8").reshape((in_col.size, width))
+    out = cp.asarray(buf).view("int8").reshape((in_col.size, width))
     if out.size > 0:
         out[:] = 0
         binarize.forall(out.size)(in_col, out, width)