diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
index a1d3fdb80563..518edb0918f2 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/gentree.cpp
@@ -7714,16 +7714,6 @@ GenTreeField* Compiler::gtNewFieldRef(var_types type, CORINFO_FIELD_HANDLE fldHn
         LclVarDsc* varDsc = lvaGetDesc(obj->AsLclVarCommon());
 
         varDsc->lvFieldAccessed = 1;
-
-        if (lvaIsImplicitByRefLocal(lvaGetLclNum(varDsc)))
-        {
-            // These structs are passed by reference and can easily become global references if those
-            // references are exposed. We clear out address-exposure information for these parameters
-            // when they are converted into references in fgRetypeImplicitByRefArgs() so we do not have
-            // the necessary information in morph to know if these indirections are actually global
-            // references, so we have to be conservative here.
-            fieldNode->gtFlags |= GTF_GLOB_REF;
-        }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -7758,20 +7748,8 @@ GenTreeField* Compiler::gtNewFieldAddrNode(var_types type, CORINFO_FIELD_HANDLE
     // If "obj" is the address of a local, note that a field of that struct local has been accessed.
     if ((obj != nullptr) && obj->IsLclVarAddr())
     {
-        LclVarDsc* varDsc = lvaGetDesc(obj->AsLclVarCommon());
-
+        LclVarDsc* varDsc       = lvaGetDesc(obj->AsLclVarCommon());
         varDsc->lvFieldAccessed = 1;
-
-        if (lvaIsImplicitByRefLocal(lvaGetLclNum(varDsc)))
-        {
-            // TODO-ADDR: delete this zero-diff quirk.
-            fieldNode->gtFlags |= GTF_GLOB_REF;
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // TODO-ADDR: delete this zero-diff quirk.
-        fieldNode->gtFlags |= GTF_GLOB_REF;
     }
 
     // TODO-ADDR: add GTF_EXCEPT handling here and delete it from callers.
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
index 8e4365023b35..2ed77627fe41 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importer.cpp
@@ -8397,9 +8397,7 @@ void Compiler::impImportBlockCode(BasicBlock* block)
                     }
                     else if (op1->TypeIs(TYP_BYREF, TYP_I_IMPL) && impIsAddressInLocal(op1))
                     {
-                        // We mark implicit byrefs with GTF_GLOB_REF (see gtNewFieldRef for why).
-                        // Avoid cloning for these.
-                        clone = (op1->gtFlags & GTF_GLOB_REF) == 0;
+                        clone = true;
                     }
 
                     if (clone)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
index b4d2a0d71770..f16815329e20 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/importercalls.cpp
@@ -2881,8 +2881,16 @@ GenTree* Compiler::impIntrinsic(GenTree*                newobjThis,
                 // We need to use both index and ptr-to-span twice, so clone or spill.
                 index = impCloneExpr(index, &indexClone, NO_CLASS_HANDLE, CHECK_SPILL_ALL,
                                      nullptr DEBUGARG("Span.get_Item index"));
-                ptrToSpan = impCloneExpr(ptrToSpan, &ptrToSpanClone, NO_CLASS_HANDLE, CHECK_SPILL_ALL,
-                                         nullptr DEBUGARG("Span.get_Item ptrToSpan"));
+
+                if (impIsAddressInLocal(ptrToSpan))
+                {
+                    ptrToSpanClone = gtCloneExpr(ptrToSpan);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    ptrToSpan = impCloneExpr(ptrToSpan, &ptrToSpanClone, NO_CLASS_HANDLE, CHECK_SPILL_ALL,
+                                             nullptr DEBUGARG("Span.get_Item ptrToSpan"));
+                }
 
                 // Bounds check
                 CORINFO_FIELD_HANDLE lengthHnd    = info.compCompHnd->getFieldInClass(clsHnd, 1);