diff --git a/loopy/kernel/array.py b/loopy/kernel/array.py
index b672f0227b1b8ba931b844b80a24b75c9625286d..186597c64734b54b8d08f0db43b57826d79f9567 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/array.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/array.py
@@ -923,11 +923,6 @@ class ArrayBase(ImmutableRecord):
         key_builder.rec(key_hash, self.offset)
         key_builder.rec(key_hash, self.dim_names)
 
-    @property
-    @memoize_method
-    def numpy_strides(self):
-        return tuple(self.dtype.itemsize*s for s in self.strides)
-
     def num_target_axes(self):
         target_axes = set()
         for dim_tag in self.dim_tags:
diff --git a/loopy/kernel/creation.py b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
index c2b54cf8b35bc5e933a8a100b4e1a1fa96bc9015..c42db348234345a48efcb22b842fd114c5f65f14 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/creation.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
@@ -1631,15 +1631,6 @@ def guess_arg_shape_if_requested(kernel, default_order):
             if arg.shape is lp.auto:
                 arg = arg.copy(shape=shape)
 
-            try:
-                arg.strides
-            except AttributeError:
-                pass
-            else:
-                if arg.strides is lp.auto:
-                    from loopy.kernel.data import make_strides
-                    arg = arg.copy(strides=make_strides(shape, default_order))
-
         new_args.append(arg)
 
     return kernel.copy(args=new_args)