diff --git a/src/backends/reference/RefTensorHandle.cpp b/src/backends/reference/RefTensorHandle.cpp
index eccdc26..dbfa374 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/RefTensorHandle.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/reference/RefTensorHandle.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     m_MemoryManager(memoryManager),
     m_Pool(nullptr),
     m_UnmanagedMemory(nullptr),
-    m_Imported(false),
-    m_IsImportEnabled(false)
+    m_ImportedMemory(nullptr)
 {
 
 }
@@ -22,59 +21,46 @@
                                  : m_TensorInfo(tensorInfo),
                                    m_Pool(nullptr),
                                    m_UnmanagedMemory(nullptr),
-                                   m_Imported(false),
-                                   m_IsImportEnabled(true)
+                                   m_ImportedMemory(nullptr)
 {
 
 }
 
 RefTensorHandle::~RefTensorHandle()
 {
-    if (!m_Pool)
-    {
-        // unmanaged
-        if (!m_Imported)
-        {
-            ::operator delete(m_UnmanagedMemory);
-        }
-    }
+    ::operator delete(m_UnmanagedMemory);
 }
 
 void RefTensorHandle::Manage()
 {
-    if (!m_IsImportEnabled)
-    {
-        ARMNN_ASSERT_MSG(!m_Pool, "RefTensorHandle::Manage() called twice");
-        ARMNN_ASSERT_MSG(!m_UnmanagedMemory, "RefTensorHandle::Manage() called after Allocate()");
+    ARMNN_ASSERT_MSG(!m_Pool, "RefTensorHandle::Manage() called twice");
+    ARMNN_ASSERT_MSG(!m_UnmanagedMemory, "RefTensorHandle::Manage() called after Allocate()");
 
+    if (m_MemoryManager)
+    {
         m_Pool = m_MemoryManager->Manage(m_TensorInfo.GetNumBytes());
     }
 }
 
 void RefTensorHandle::Allocate()
 {
-    // If import is enabled, do not allocate the tensor
-    if (!m_IsImportEnabled)
+    if (!m_UnmanagedMemory)
     {
-
-        if (!m_UnmanagedMemory)
+        if (!m_Pool)
         {
-            if (!m_Pool)
-            {
-                // unmanaged
-                m_UnmanagedMemory = ::operator new(m_TensorInfo.GetNumBytes());
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                m_MemoryManager->Allocate(m_Pool);
-            }
+            // unmanaged
+            m_UnmanagedMemory = ::operator new(m_TensorInfo.GetNumBytes());
         }
         else
         {
-            throw InvalidArgumentException("RefTensorHandle::Allocate Trying to allocate a RefTensorHandle"
-                                           "that already has allocated memory.");
+            m_MemoryManager->Allocate(m_Pool);
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        throw InvalidArgumentException("RefTensorHandle::Allocate Trying to allocate a RefTensorHandle"
+                                       "that already has allocated memory.");
+    }
 }
 
 const void* RefTensorHandle::Map(bool /*unused*/) const
@@ -84,7 +70,11 @@
 
 void* RefTensorHandle::GetPointer() const
 {
-    if (m_UnmanagedMemory)
+    if (m_ImportedMemory)
+    {
+        return m_ImportedMemory;
+    }
+    else if (m_UnmanagedMemory)
     {
         return m_UnmanagedMemory;
     }
@@ -114,51 +104,22 @@
 
 MemorySourceFlags RefTensorHandle::GetImportFlags() const
 {
-    if (m_IsImportEnabled)
-    {
-        return static_cast<MemorySourceFlags>(MemorySource::Malloc);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return static_cast<MemorySourceFlags>(MemorySource::Undefined);
-    }
+    return static_cast<MemorySourceFlags>(MemorySource::Malloc);
 }
 
 bool RefTensorHandle::Import(void* memory, MemorySource source)
 {
-    if (m_IsImportEnabled && source == MemorySource::Malloc)
+    if (source == MemorySource::Malloc)
     {
         // Check memory alignment
         if(!CanBeImported(memory, source))
         {
-            if (m_Imported)
-            {
-                m_Imported = false;
-                m_UnmanagedMemory = nullptr;
-            }
+            m_ImportedMemory = nullptr;
             return false;
         }
 
-        // m_UnmanagedMemory not yet allocated.
-        if (!m_Imported && !m_UnmanagedMemory)
-        {
-            m_UnmanagedMemory = memory;
-            m_Imported = true;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // m_UnmanagedMemory initially allocated with Allocate().
-        if (!m_Imported && m_UnmanagedMemory)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        // m_UnmanagedMemory previously imported.
-        if (m_Imported)
-        {
-            m_UnmanagedMemory = memory;
-            return true;
-        }
+        m_ImportedMemory = memory;
+        return true;
     }
 
     return false;
@@ -166,7 +127,7 @@
 
 bool RefTensorHandle::CanBeImported(void *memory, MemorySource source)
 {
-    if (m_IsImportEnabled && source == MemorySource::Malloc)
+    if (source == MemorySource::Malloc)
     {
         uintptr_t alignment = GetDataTypeSize(m_TensorInfo.GetDataType());
         if (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(memory) % alignment)