diff --git a/paddle/framework/op_registry.h b/paddle/framework/op_registry.h
index 7f0155b61f44b676825b84667d5bebb798cae8a3..244c1174655f61cad7176a211b07863dbfbba9aa 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/op_registry.h
+++ b/paddle/framework/op_registry.h
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ struct OperatorRegistrar : public Registrar {
 
 class OpRegistry {
  public:
-  template <typename OpType, typename ProtoMakerType, typename GradOpType>
-  static void RegisterOp(const std::string& op_type,
-                         const std::string& grad_op_type) {
-    OperatorRegistrar<OpType, ProtoMakerType> reg(op_type.c_str());
-    reg.info.grad_op_type_ = grad_op_type;
-    // register gradient op
-    if (!grad_op_type.empty()) {
-      OperatorRegistrar<GradOpType> grad_reg(grad_op_type.c_str());
-    }
-  }
-
   static std::unique_ptr<OperatorBase> CreateOp(const std::string& type,
                                                 const VariableNameMap& inputs,
                                                 const VariableNameMap& outputs,