diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98a1c06741e8..976bf37d3454 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 - [[PR 1004]](https://github.com/parthenon-hpc-lab/parthenon/pull/1004) Allow parameter modification from an input file for restarts
 
 ### Fixed (not changing behavior/API/variables/...)
+- [[PR 1131]](https://github.com/parthenon-hpc-lab/parthenon/pull/1131) Make deallocation of fine and sparse fields work
 - [[PR 1127]](https://github.com/parthenon-hpc-lab/parthenon/pull/1127) Add WithFluxes to IsRefined check
 - [[PR 1111]](https://github.com/parthenon-hpc-lab/parthenon/pull/1111) Fix undefined behavior due to bitshift of negative number in LogicalLocation
 - [[PR 1092]](https://github.com/parthenon-hpc-lab/parthenon/pull/1092) Updates to DataCollection and MeshData to remove requirement of predefining MeshBlockData
diff --git a/src/interface/metadata.cpp b/src/interface/metadata.cpp
index ed87a00f8345..fce88334c652 100644
--- a/src/interface/metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/interface/metadata.cpp
@@ -263,15 +263,6 @@ bool Metadata::IsValid(bool throw_on_fail) const {
     }
   }
 
-  // Limitations on fine fields
-  if (CountSet({Fine, Sparse}) > 1) {
-    valid = false;
-    if (throw_on_fail) {
-      PARTHENON_THROW(
-          "Sparse deallocation routine is not written to handle fine fields.");
-    }
-  }
-
   return valid;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interface/update.cpp b/src/interface/update.cpp
index 508071c951ca..cf79d9980cba 100644
--- a/src/interface/update.cpp
+++ b/src/interface/update.cpp
@@ -174,13 +174,11 @@ TaskStatus SparseDealloc(MeshData<Real> *md) {
           const auto &var = pack(b, v);
           const Real threshold = var.deallocation_threshold;
           bool all_zero = true;
+          const auto &var_raw = var.data();
           Kokkos::parallel_reduce(
-              Kokkos::TeamThreadRange<>(team_member, NkNjNi),
+              Kokkos::TeamThreadRange<>(team_member, var.size()),
               [&](const int idx, bool &lall_zero) {
-                const int k = kb.s + idx / NjNi;
-                const int j = jb.s + (idx % NjNi) / Ni;
-                const int i = ib.s + idx % Ni;
-                if (std::abs(var(k, j, i)) > threshold) {
+                if (std::abs(var_raw[idx]) > threshold) {
                   lall_zero = false;
                   return;
                 }