diff --git a/paddle/fluid/framework/new_executor/data_transfer.cc b/paddle/fluid/framework/new_executor/data_transfer.cc
index 15e6b2a1ff9391bf9c4e318a726e5c664a2ac9d2..064dfa0170bdb7f7414fa712a236458ca5f99f5b 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/framework/new_executor/data_transfer.cc
+++ b/paddle/fluid/framework/new_executor/data_transfer.cc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> TransferLayout(const std::string& var_name,
   // 1. Generate new_var_name and Initialize it
   *new_var_name =
       var_name + "_layout_" + std::to_string(var_scope->VarSize() + 1);
-  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(new_var_name);
+  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(*new_var_name);
 
   auto var_type = var_scope->Var(var_name)->Type();
   InitializeVariable(ptr, static_cast<proto::VarType::Type>(var_type));
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> TransferDtype(const std::string& var_name,
   // 1. Generate new_var_name and Initialize it
   *new_var_name =
       var_name + "_dtype_" + std::to_string(var_scope->VarSize() + 1);
-  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(new_var_name);
-  var_scope->SetVarDesc(var_name, nullptr);
+  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(*new_var_name);
+
   auto var_type = var_scope->Var(var_name)->Type();
   InitializeVariable(ptr, static_cast<proto::VarType::Type>(var_type));
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<OperatorBase> TransferDevice(const std::string& var_name,
   // 1. Generate new_var_name and Initialize it
   *new_var_name =
       var_name + "_device_" + std::to_string(var_scope->VarSize() + 1);
-  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(new_var_name);
+  auto* ptr = local_scope->Var(*new_var_name);
 
   auto var_type = var_scope->Var(var_name)->Type();
   InitializeVariable(ptr, static_cast<proto::VarType::Type>(var_type));