Index: mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/SparseTensor/IR/SparseTensorOps.td
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--- mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/SparseTensor/IR/SparseTensorOps.td
+++ mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/SparseTensor/IR/SparseTensorOps.td
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
   let assemblyFormat = "$source attr-dict `:` type($source) `to` type($result)";
 }
 
-def SparseTensor_ConvertOp : SparseTensor_Op<"convert", [SameOperandsAndResultType]>,
+def SparseTensor_ConvertOp : SparseTensor_Op<"convert",
+  [NoSideEffect, SameOperandsAndResultType]>,
     Arguments<(ins AnyTensor:$source)>,
     Results<(outs AnyTensor:$dest)> {
   string summary = "Converts between different tensor types";