diff --git a/include/alpaka/core/Common.hpp b/include/alpaka/core/Common.hpp
index a031d886ac64..5c903701a177 100644
--- a/include/alpaka/core/Common.hpp
+++ b/include/alpaka/core/Common.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 //! This macro defines a variable lying in global accelerator device memory.
 //!
 //! Example:
-//!   ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<int> variable;
+//!   ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, int> variable;
 //!
 //! Those variables behave like ordinary variables when used in file-scope,
 //! but inside kernels the get() method must be used to access the variable.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 //! \attention It is not allowed to initialize the variable together with the declaration.
 //!            To initialize the variable alpaka::memcpy must be used.
 //! \code{.cpp}
-//! ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<int> foo;
+//! ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, int> foo;
 //!
 //! struct DeviceMemoryKernel
 //! {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 //!    template<typename TAcc>
 //!    ALPAKA_FN_ACC void operator()(TAcc const& acc) const
 //!    {
-//!      auto a = foo<Tag>.get();
+//!      auto a = foo<TAcc>.get();
 //!    }
 //!  }
 //!
@@ -130,24 +130,24 @@
 //!     auto extent = alpaka::Vec<alpaka::DimInt<1u>, size_t>{1};
 //!     int initialValue = 42;
 //!     alpaka::ViewPlainPtr<DevHost, int, alpaka::DimInt<1u>, size_t> bufHost(&initialValue, devHost, extent);
-//!     alpaka::memcpy(queue, foo<Tag>, bufHost, extent);
+//!     alpaka::memcpy(queue, foo<Acc>, bufHost, extent);
 //! }
 //! \endcode
 #if((BOOST_LANG_CUDA && BOOST_COMP_CLANG_CUDA) || (BOOST_LANG_CUDA && BOOST_COMP_NVCC && BOOST_ARCH_PTX)              \
     || BOOST_LANG_HIP)
 #    define ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL                                                                              \
-        template<typename TTag>                                                                                       \
+        template<typename TAcc>                                                                                       \
         inline __device__
 #else
 #    define ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL                                                                              \
-        template<typename TTag>                                                                                       \
+        template<typename TAcc>                                                                                       \
         inline
 #endif
 
 //! This macro defines a variable lying in constant accelerator device memory.
 //!
 //! Example:
-//!   ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<int> variable;
+//!   ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, const int> variable;
 //!
 //! Those variables behave like ordinary variables when used in file-scope,
 //! but inside kernels the get() method must be used to access the variable.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 //! \attention It is not allowed to initialize the variable together with the declaration.
 //!            To initialize the variable alpaka::memcpy must be used.
 //! \code{.cpp}
-//! ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<int> foo;
+//! ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, const int> foo;
 //!
 //! struct DeviceMemoryKernel
 //! {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 //!    template<typename TAcc>
 //!    ALPAKA_FN_ACC void operator()(TAcc const& acc) const
 //!    {
-//!      auto a = foo<Tag>.get();
+//!      auto a = foo<TAcc>.get();
 //!    }
 //!  }
 //!
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@
 //!     auto extent = alpaka::Vec<alpaka::DimInt<1u>, size_t>{1};
 //!     int initialValue = 42;
 //!     alpaka::ViewPlainPtr<DevHost, int, alpaka::DimInt<1u>, size_t> bufHost(&initialValue, devHost, extent);
-//!     alpaka::memcpy(queue, foo<Tag>, bufHost, extent);
+//!     alpaka::memcpy(queue, foo<Acc>, bufHost, extent);
 //! }
 //! \endcode
 #if((BOOST_LANG_CUDA && BOOST_COMP_CLANG_CUDA) || (BOOST_LANG_CUDA && BOOST_COMP_NVCC && BOOST_ARCH_PTX)              \
     || BOOST_LANG_HIP)
 #    define ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT                                                                            \
-        template<typename TTag>                                                                                       \
+        template<typename TAcc>                                                                                       \
         inline __constant__
 #else
 #    define ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT                                                                            \
-        template<typename TTag>                                                                                       \
+        template<typename TAcc>                                                                                       \
         inline
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/alpaka/mem/global/Traits.hpp b/include/alpaka/mem/global/Traits.hpp
index 8f5c0eb5ae9a..7b3c3d1ccd3e 100644
--- a/include/alpaka/mem/global/Traits.hpp
+++ b/include/alpaka/mem/global/Traits.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ namespace alpaka
         };
     } // namespace detail
 
-    template<typename TTag, typename T>
-    using DevGlobal = typename detail::DevGlobalTrait<TTag, T>::Type;
+    template<typename TAcc, typename T>
+    using DevGlobal = typename detail::DevGlobalTrait<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<TAcc>::type, T>::Type;
 } // namespace alpaka
diff --git a/test/unit/mem/view/src/ViewStaticAccMem.cpp b/test/unit/mem/view/src/ViewStaticAccMem.cpp
index 7ceec83614cd..a42a37c140d7 100644
--- a/test/unit/mem/view/src/ViewStaticAccMem.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/mem/view/src/ViewStaticAccMem.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ using Elem = std::uint32_t;
 using Dim = alpaka::DimInt<2u>;
 using Idx = std::uint32_t;
 
-ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<TTag, Elem[3][2]> g_globalMemory2DUninitialized;
+ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_GLOBAL alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, Elem[3][2]> g_globalMemory2DUninitialized;
 
-ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<TTag, const Elem[3][2]> g_constantMemory2DUninitialized;
+ALPAKA_STATIC_ACC_MEM_CONSTANT alpaka::DevGlobal<TAcc, const Elem[3][2]> g_constantMemory2DUninitialized;
 
 //! Uses static device memory on the accelerator defined globally for the whole compilation unit.
 struct StaticDeviceMemoryTestKernel
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@ struct StaticDeviceMemoryTestKernel
         auto const offset = gridThreadExtent[1u] * gridThreadIdx[0u] + gridThreadIdx[1u];
         auto const val = offset;
 
-        ALPAKA_CHECK(
-            *success,
-            val
-                == *(
-                    (&g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<TAcc>::type>.get())[0][0]
-                    + offset));
+        ALPAKA_CHECK(*success, val == *((&g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<TAcc>.get())[0][0] + offset));
     }
 };
 
@@ -55,12 +50,7 @@ struct ConstantDeviceMemoryTestKernel
         auto const offset = gridThreadExtent[1u] * gridThreadIdx[0u] + gridThreadIdx[1u];
         auto const val = offset;
 
-        ALPAKA_CHECK(
-            *success,
-            val
-                == *(
-                    (&g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<TAcc>::type>.get())[0][0]
-                    + offset));
+        ALPAKA_CHECK(*success, val == *((&g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<TAcc>.get())[0][0] + offset));
     }
 };
 
@@ -106,22 +96,14 @@ TEMPLATE_LIST_TEST_CASE("staticDeviceMemoryGlobal", "[viewStaticAccMem]", TestAc
         std::vector<Elem> const data{0u, 1u, 2u, 3u, 4u, 5u};
         auto bufHost = alpaka::createView(devHost, data.data(), extent);
 
-        alpaka::memcpy(
-            queueAcc,
-            g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<Acc>::type>,
-            bufHost,
-            extent);
+        alpaka::memcpy(queueAcc, g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<Acc>, bufHost, extent);
         alpaka::wait(queueAcc);
 
         REQUIRE(fixture(kernel));
 
         std::vector<Elem> data2(6, 0u);
         auto bufHost2 = alpaka::createView(devHost, data2.data(), extent);
-        alpaka::memcpy(
-            queueAcc,
-            bufHost2,
-            g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<Acc>::type>,
-            extent);
+        alpaka::memcpy(queueAcc, bufHost2, g_globalMemory2DUninitialized<Acc>, extent);
         alpaka::wait(queueAcc);
         REQUIRE(data == data2);
     }
@@ -152,20 +134,14 @@ TEMPLATE_LIST_TEST_CASE("staticDeviceMemoryConstant", "[viewStaticAccMem]", Test
         std::vector<Elem> const data{0u, 1u, 2u, 3u, 4u, 5u};
         auto bufHost = alpaka::createView(devHost, data.data(), extent);
 
-        alpaka::memcpy(
-            queueAcc,
-            g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<Acc>::type>,
-            bufHost);
+        alpaka::memcpy(queueAcc, g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<Acc>, bufHost);
         alpaka::wait(queueAcc);
 
         REQUIRE(fixture(kernel));
 
         std::vector<Elem> data2(6, 0u);
         auto bufHost2 = alpaka::createView(devHost, data2.data(), extent);
-        alpaka::memcpy(
-            queueAcc,
-            bufHost2,
-            g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<typename alpaka::trait::AccToTag<Acc>::type>);
+        alpaka::memcpy(queueAcc, bufHost2, g_constantMemory2DUninitialized<Acc>);
         alpaka::wait(queueAcc);
         REQUIRE(data == data2);
     }