diff --git a/numba_dpex/dpnp_iface/dpnp_ufunc_db.py b/numba_dpex/dpnp_iface/dpnp_ufunc_db.py
index 5731bcaa32..3387c80bb0 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/dpnp_iface/dpnp_ufunc_db.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/dpnp_iface/dpnp_ufunc_db.py
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ def _fill_ufunc_db_with_dpnp_ufuncs(ufunc_db):
             op.types = npop.types
             op.is_dpnp_ufunc = True
             cp = copy.copy(_ufunc_db[npop])
-            if "'divide'" in str(npop):
-                # TODO: why do we need to do it only for divide?
-                # https://github.com/IntelPython/numba-dpex/issues/1270
-                ufunc_db.update({npop: cp})
             ufunc_db.update({op: cp})
             for key in list(ufunc_db[op].keys()):
                 if (
diff --git a/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/target.py b/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/target.py
index 6b524f05a4..703c384042 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/target.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/kernel_api_impl/spirv/target.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from numba.core.callconv import MinimalCallConv
 from numba.core.target_extension import GPU, target_registry
 from numba.core.types.scalars import IntEnumClass
-from numba.core.typing import cmathdecl, enumdecl, npydecl
+from numba.core.typing import cmathdecl, enumdecl
 
 from numba_dpex.core.datamodel.models import _init_data_model_manager
 from numba_dpex.core.types import IntEnumLiteral
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ def load_additional_registries(self):
         self.install_registry(ocldecl.registry)
         self.install_registry(mathdecl.registry)
         self.install_registry(cmathdecl.registry)
-        # TODO: https://github.com/IntelPython/numba-dpex/issues/1270
-        self.install_registry(npydecl.registry)
         self.install_registry(dpnpdecl.registry)
         self.install_registry(enumdecl.registry)
 
diff --git a/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir.py b/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir.py
index fe8de41081..c7af487423 100644
--- a/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir.py
+++ b/numba_dpex/numba_patches/patch_arrayexpr_tree_to_ir.py
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 import math
 import operator
 
+import dpnp
 from numba.core import errors, ir, types, typing
 from numba.core.ir_utils import mk_unique_var
 from numba.core.typing import npydecl
 from numba.parfors import array_analysis, parfor
 
+from numba_dpex.core.typing import dpnpdecl
+
 
 def _ufunc_to_parfor_instr(
     typemap,
@@ -53,6 +56,39 @@ def _ufunc_to_parfor_instr(
     return el_typ
 
 
+def get_dpnp_ufunc_typ(func):
+    """get type of the incoming function from builtin registry"""
+    for k, v in dpnpdecl.registry.globals:
+        if k == func:
+            return v
+    raise RuntimeError("type for func ", func, " not found")
+
+
+def _gen_dpnp_divide(arg1, arg2, out_ir, typemap):
+    """generate np.divide() instead of / for array_expr to get numpy error model
+    like inf for division by zero (test_division_by_zero).
+    """
+    scope = arg1.scope
+    loc = arg1.loc
+    g_np_var = ir.Var(scope, mk_unique_var("$np_g_var"), loc)
+    typemap[g_np_var.name] = types.misc.Module(dpnp)
+    g_np = ir.Global("dpnp", dpnp, loc)
+    g_np_assign = ir.Assign(g_np, g_np_var, loc)
+    # attr call: div_attr = getattr(g_np_var, divide)
+    div_attr_call = ir.Expr.getattr(g_np_var, "divide", loc)
+    attr_var = ir.Var(scope, mk_unique_var("$div_attr"), loc)
+    func_var_typ = get_dpnp_ufunc_typ(dpnp.divide)
+    typemap[attr_var.name] = func_var_typ
+    attr_assign = ir.Assign(div_attr_call, attr_var, loc)
+    # divide call:  div_attr(arg1, arg2)
+    div_call = ir.Expr.call(attr_var, [arg1, arg2], (), loc)
+    func_typ = func_var_typ.get_call_type(
+        typing.Context(), [typemap[arg1.name], typemap[arg2.name]], {}
+    )
+    out_ir.extend([g_np_assign, attr_assign])
+    return func_typ, div_call
+
+
 def _arrayexpr_tree_to_ir(
     func_ir,
     typingctx,
@@ -103,7 +139,8 @@ def _arrayexpr_tree_to_ir(
                 )
                 ir_expr = ir.Expr.binop(op, arg_vars[0], arg_vars[1], loc)
                 if op == operator.truediv:
-                    func_typ, ir_expr = parfor._gen_np_divide(
+                    # NUMBA_DPEX: is_dpnp_func check was added
+                    func_typ, ir_expr = _gen_dpnp_divide(
                         arg_vars[0], arg_vars[1], out_ir, typemap
                     )
             else: