diff --git a/src/snmalloc/mem/localalloc.h b/src/snmalloc/mem/localalloc.h
index f83783ca3..85d7b723f 100644
--- a/src/snmalloc/mem/localalloc.h
+++ b/src/snmalloc/mem/localalloc.h
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
           address_cast(entry.get_slab_metadata()));
 #endif
         local_cache.remote_dealloc_cache.template dealloc<sizeof(CoreAlloc)>(
-          entry.get_slab_metadata(), entry.get_remote()->trunc_id(), p);
+          entry.get_slab_metadata(), p);
         post_remote_cache();
         return;
       }
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
         if (local_cache.remote_dealloc_cache.reserve_space(entry))
         {
           local_cache.remote_dealloc_cache.template dealloc<sizeof(CoreAlloc)>(
-            entry.get_slab_metadata(), remote->trunc_id(), p_tame);
+            entry.get_slab_metadata(), p_tame);
 #  ifdef SNMALLOC_TRACING
           message<1024>(
             "Remote dealloc fast {} ({}, {})",
diff --git a/src/snmalloc/mem/remotecache.h b/src/snmalloc/mem/remotecache.h
index 276988032..6ed883f48 100644
--- a/src/snmalloc/mem/remotecache.h
+++ b/src/snmalloc/mem/remotecache.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace snmalloc
     std::array<freelist::Builder<false, true>, RINGS> open_builder;
     std::array<typename Config::PagemapEntry::SlabMetadata*, RINGS> open_meta =
       {nullptr};
-    std::array<RemoteAllocator::alloc_id_t, RINGS> open_target = {0};
 
     /**
      * The total amount of memory we are waiting for before we will dispatch
@@ -97,20 +96,19 @@ namespace snmalloc
         freelist::Object::key_root,
         open_meta[ix]->as_key_tweak());
 
-      forward<allocator_size>(open_target[ix], rmsg);
+      auto& entry = Config::Backend::get_metaentry(address_cast(rmsg));
+
+      forward<allocator_size>(entry.get_remote()->trunc_id(), rmsg);
 
       open_meta[ix] = nullptr;
     }
 
     SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void init_one_pending(
-      size_t ix,
-      typename Config::PagemapEntry::SlabMetadata* meta,
-      RemoteAllocator::alloc_id_t id)
+      size_t ix, typename Config::PagemapEntry::SlabMetadata* meta)
     {
       open_builder[ix].init(
         0, freelist::Object::key_root, open_meta[ix]->as_key_tweak());
       open_meta[ix] = meta;
-      open_target[ix] = id;
     }
 
     SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH size_t
@@ -123,9 +121,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
 
     template<size_t allocator_size>
     SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH void dealloc(
-      typename Config::PagemapEntry::SlabMetadata* meta,
-      RemoteAllocator::alloc_id_t target_id,
-      capptr::Alloc<void> p)
+      typename Config::PagemapEntry::SlabMetadata* meta, capptr::Alloc<void> p)
     {
       SNMALLOC_ASSERT(initialised);
 
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
       {
         close_one_pending<allocator_size>(victim_ix);
       }
-      init_one_pending(victim_ix, meta, target_id);
+      init_one_pending(victim_ix, meta);
 
       open_builder[victim_ix].add(
         r, freelist::Object::key_root, meta->as_key_tweak());