diff --git a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan_interceptor.hpp b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan_interceptor.hpp
index 39c7705c99..c4fa728b58 100644
--- a/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan_interceptor.hpp
+++ b/source/loader/layers/sanitizer/asan_interceptor.hpp
@@ -45,17 +45,10 @@ struct DeviceInfo {
     std::queue<std::shared_ptr<AllocInfo>> Quarantine;
     size_t QuarantineSize = 0;
 
-    explicit DeviceInfo(ur_device_handle_t Device) : Handle(Device) {
-        [[maybe_unused]] auto Result =
-            getContext()->urDdiTable.Device.pfnRetain(Device);
-        assert(Result == UR_RESULT_SUCCESS);
-    }
-
-    ~DeviceInfo() {
-        [[maybe_unused]] auto Result =
-            getContext()->urDdiTable.Device.pfnRelease(Handle);
-        assert(Result == UR_RESULT_SUCCESS);
-    }
+    // TODO: re-enable retaining and releasing device handles in DeviceInfo
+    // constructor/destructor. See PR
+    // https://github.com/oneapi-src/unified-runtime/pull/1883
+    explicit DeviceInfo(ur_device_handle_t Device) : Handle(Device) {}
 
     ur_result_t allocShadowMemory(ur_context_handle_t Context);
 };