diff --git a/ext/cuda/adapt.jl b/ext/cuda/adapt.jl
index 6d3162ae64..1e366cf709 100644
--- a/ext/cuda/adapt.jl
+++ b/ext/cuda/adapt.jl
@@ -81,3 +81,33 @@ function Adapt.adapt(to::ToCUDA, data::DataLayouts.AbstractData)
         Adapt.adapt(CUDA.CuArray, parent(data)),
     )
 end
+
+Adapt.adapt_structure(
+    to::CUDA.KernelAdaptor,
+    grid::Grids.ExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid,
+) = Grids.DeviceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid(
+    Adapt.adapt(to, Grids.vertical_topology(grid)),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.horizontal_grid.quadrature_style),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.center_local_geometry),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.face_local_geometry),
+)
+
+Adapt.adapt_structure(
+    to::CUDA.KernelAdaptor,
+    grid::Grids.FiniteDifferenceGrid,
+) = Grids.DeviceFiniteDifferenceGrid(
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.topology),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.center_local_geometry),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.face_local_geometry),
+)
+
+Adapt.adapt_structure(
+    to::CUDA.KernelAdaptor,
+    grid::Grids.SpectralElementGrid2D,
+) = Grids.DeviceSpectralElementGrid2D(
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.quadrature_style),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
+    Adapt.adapt(to, grid.local_geometry),
+)
diff --git a/src/Grids/extruded.jl b/src/Grids/extruded.jl
index 220ca72a7e..aa38df7983 100644
--- a/src/Grids/extruded.jl
+++ b/src/Grids/extruded.jl
@@ -166,15 +166,6 @@ local_geometry_type(
     ::Type{DeviceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid{VT, Q, GG, CLG, FLG}},
 ) where {VT, Q, GG, CLG, FLG} = eltype(CLG) # calls eltype from DataLayouts
 
-Adapt.adapt_structure(to, grid::ExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid) =
-    DeviceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid(
-        Adapt.adapt(to, vertical_topology(grid)),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.horizontal_grid.quadrature_style),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.center_local_geometry),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.face_local_geometry),
-    )
-
 quadrature_style(grid::DeviceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid) =
     grid.quadrature_style
 vertical_topology(grid::DeviceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceGrid) =
diff --git a/src/Grids/finitedifference.jl b/src/Grids/finitedifference.jl
index 57534b3a99..c737b0b780 100644
--- a/src/Grids/finitedifference.jl
+++ b/src/Grids/finitedifference.jl
@@ -198,14 +198,6 @@ local_geometry_type(
     ::Type{DeviceFiniteDifferenceGrid{T, GG, CLG, FLG}},
 ) where {T, GG, CLG, FLG} = eltype(CLG) # calls eltype from DataLayouts
 
-Adapt.adapt_structure(to, grid::FiniteDifferenceGrid) =
-    DeviceFiniteDifferenceGrid(
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.topology),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.center_local_geometry),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.face_local_geometry),
-    )
-
 topology(grid::DeviceFiniteDifferenceGrid) = grid.topology
 vertical_topology(grid::DeviceFiniteDifferenceGrid) = grid.topology
 
diff --git a/src/Grids/spectralelement.jl b/src/Grids/spectralelement.jl
index 6c2aeaa66f..b61fbb90fc 100644
--- a/src/Grids/spectralelement.jl
+++ b/src/Grids/spectralelement.jl
@@ -620,13 +620,6 @@ end
 ClimaComms.context(grid::DeviceSpectralElementGrid2D) = DeviceSideContext()
 ClimaComms.device(grid::DeviceSpectralElementGrid2D) = DeviceSideDevice()
 
-Adapt.adapt_structure(to, grid::SpectralElementGrid2D) =
-    DeviceSpectralElementGrid2D(
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.quadrature_style),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.global_geometry),
-        Adapt.adapt(to, grid.local_geometry),
-    )
-
 ## aliases
 const RectilinearSpectralElementGrid2D =
     SpectralElementGrid2D{<:Topologies.RectilinearTopology2D}