diff --git a/src/arrays/stiefel_lie_algebra_horizontal.jl b/src/arrays/stiefel_lie_algebra_horizontal.jl
index fcb8841ac..ee1d11dae 100644
--- a/src/arrays/stiefel_lie_algebra_horizontal.jl
+++ b/src/arrays/stiefel_lie_algebra_horizontal.jl
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ end
 
 function Base.zeros(backend::KernelAbstractions.Backend, ::Type{StiefelLieAlgHorMatrix{T}}, N::Integer, n::Integer) where T 
 	StiefelLieAlgHorMatrix(
-			       zeros(backend, SkewSymMatrix{T}, n),
-			       N == n ? KernelAbstractions.allocate(backend, T, N-n, n) : 
-                            KernelAbstractions.zeros(backend, T, N-n, n), N, n)
+			        zeros(backend, SkewSymMatrix{T}, n),
+                    KernelAbstractions.zeros(backend, T, N-n, n), N, n)
 end