diff --git a/tools/diff_api.py b/tools/diff_api.py
index cf9f2c72cb78ddf88ff2a7bb1c0ee4b00ec0ec96..97c739ed2a5627ad9fd326f206976a4579dc26a3 100644
--- a/tools/diff_api.py
+++ b/tools/diff_api.py
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ for each_diff in result:
     if each_diff[0] in ['-', '?']:  # delete or change API is not allowed
         error = True
     elif each_diff[0] == '+':
-        # only new layers is allowed.
-        if not each_diff.startswith('+ paddle.fluid.layers.'):
-            error = True
+        error = True
 
     if each_diff[0] != ' ':
         print(each_diff)