diff --git a/src/collider/src/collider.cpp b/src/collider/src/collider.cpp
index 02c1c35bb..4561cd84e 100644
--- a/src/collider/src/collider.cpp
+++ b/src/collider/src/collider.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ void Collider::UpdateBoxes(const VecView<const Box>& leafBB) {
   // copy in leaf node Boxes
   auto leaves = StridedRange(nodeBBox_.begin(), nodeBBox_.end(), 2);
   auto policy = autoPolicy(NumInternal());
-  copy(policy, leafBB.cbegin(), leafBB.cend(), leaves.begin());
+  // FIXME: use normal copy after we get rid of thrust
+  std::copy(leafBB.cbegin(), leafBB.cend(), leaves.begin());
   // create global counters
   Vec<int> counter(NumInternal(), 0);
   // kernel over leaves to save internal Boxes