diff --git a/cunumeric/array.py b/cunumeric/array.py
index 411980d82..7a962d22b 100644
--- a/cunumeric/array.py
+++ b/cunumeric/array.py
@@ -3147,9 +3147,7 @@ def mean(
 
         else:
             if where_array is not None:
-                divisor = np.array(
-                    where_array.sum(axis=axis, keepdims=keepdims)
-                )
+                divisor = where_array.sum(axis=axis, keepdims=keepdims)
             else:
                 divisor = np.array(self.shape[axis])