diff --git a/library/include/ck/library/utility/check_err.hpp b/library/include/ck/library/utility/check_err.hpp
index e8660f3c30..18f2930023 100644
--- a/library/include/ck/library/utility/check_err.hpp
+++ b/library/include/ck/library/utility/check_err.hpp
@@ -150,19 +150,17 @@ check_err(const std::vector<T>& out,
     return res;
 }
 
-template <typename Out, typename Ref>
+template <typename T>
 std::enable_if_t<
 #ifdef CK_EXPERIMENTAL_BIT_INT_EXTENSION_INT4
-    (is_signed_integral_v<Out> || std::is_same_v<Out, ck::int4_t>)&&(
-        is_signed_integral_v<Ref> || std::is_same_v<Ref, ck::int4_t>)&&
+    (is_signed_integral_v<T> || std::is_same_v<T, ck::int4_t>)&&
 #else
-    is_signed_integral_v<Out> && is_signed_integral_v<Ref> &&
+    is_signed_integral_v<T> &&
 #endif
-        (sizeof(Out) <= sizeof(Ref) && sizeof(Ref) <= sizeof(int64_t)) &&
-        !std::is_same_v<Out, bhalf_t>,
+        sizeof(T) <= sizeof(int64_t),
     bool>
-check_err(const std::vector<Out>& out,
-          const std::vector<Ref>& ref,
+check_err(const std::vector<T>& out,
+          const std::vector<T>& ref,
           const std::string& msg = "Error: Incorrect results!",
           double                 = 0,
           double atol            = 0)
@@ -180,12 +178,8 @@ check_err(const std::vector<Out>& out,
     int64_t max_err = std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::min();
     for(std::size_t i = 0; i < ref.size(); ++i)
     {
-        constexpr bool should_downcast_ref =
-            (sizeof(Out) < sizeof(Ref) || !std::is_same_v<Out, Ref>);
-
         int64_t o = out[i];
-        /// TODO: clamp value if necessary
-        int64_t r = static_cast<std::conditional_t<should_downcast_ref, Out, Ref>>(ref[i]);
+        int64_t r = ref[i];
         err       = std::abs(o - r);
 
         if(err > atol)