diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.h
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
                                          linalg::LinalgVectorLoweringOptions(),
                                      linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter filter =
                                          linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter());
+
+/// Create a LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass.
+std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<FuncOp>> createLinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass();
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // Registration
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.td b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.td
@@ -315,4 +315,15 @@
   ];
 }
 
+def LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass
+    : FunctionPass<"linalg-strategy-remove-markers-pass"> {
+  let summary = "Cleanup pass that drops markers.";
+  let constructor = "mlir::createLinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass()";
+  let dependentDialects = ["linalg::LinalgDialect"];
+  let options = [
+    Option<"anchorFuncName", "anchor-func", "std::string", /*default=*/"",
+      "Which func op is the anchor to latch on.">,
+  ];
+}
+
 #endif // MLIR_DIALECT_LINALG_PASSES
diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@
 
   /// Apply the transformation patterns in sequence with cleanup
   /// transformations interleaved.
-  LogicalResult transform(FuncOp func) const;
   void configurePassPipeline(OpPassManager &pm, MLIRContext *context) const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/CodegenStrategy.cpp
@@ -60,15 +60,5 @@
   vectorLoweringOptions.vectorTransformOptions = vectorTransformOptions;
   vectorLoweringOptions.vectorTransferToSCFOptions = vectorToSCFOptions;
   pm.addPass(createLinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass(vectorLoweringOptions));
-}
-
-LogicalResult mlir::linalg::CodegenStrategy::transform(FuncOp funcOp) const {
-  PassManager pm(funcOp.getContext(), funcOp.getOperationName());
-  configurePassPipeline(pm, funcOp.getContext());
-  LogicalResult res = pm.run(funcOp);
-  // Ensure we drop the marker in the end.
-  funcOp.walk([](LinalgOp op) {
-    op->removeAttr(LinalgTransforms::kLinalgTransformMarker);
-  });
-  return res;
+  pm.addPass(createLinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass());
 }
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/LinalgStrategyPasses.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/LinalgStrategyPasses.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/LinalgStrategyPasses.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Linalg/Transforms/LinalgStrategyPasses.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,21 @@
   LinalgVectorLoweringOptions options;
   LinalgTransformationFilter filter;
 };
+
+/// Configurable pass to lower vector operations.
+struct LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass
+    : public LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPassBase<
+          LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass> {
+
+  void runOnFunction() override {
+    auto funcOp = getFunction();
+    if (!anchorFuncName.empty() && funcOp.getName() != anchorFuncName)
+      return;
+    funcOp.walk([](LinalgOp op) {
+      op->removeAttr(LinalgTransforms::kLinalgTransformMarker);
+    });
+  }
+};
 } // namespace
 
 /// Create a LinalgStrategyTilePass.
@@ -340,3 +355,9 @@
                                            LinalgTransformationFilter filter) {
   return std::make_unique<LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass>(opt, filter);
 }
+
+/// Create a LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass.
+std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<FuncOp>>
+mlir::createLinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass() {
+  return std::make_unique<LinalgStrategyRemoveMarkersPass>();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TestLinalgCodegenStrategy.cpp b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TestLinalgCodegenStrategy.cpp
--- a/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TestLinalgCodegenStrategy.cpp
+++ b/mlir/test/lib/Dialect/Linalg/TestLinalgCodegenStrategy.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,13 @@
               .setVectorTransferSplit(vectorTransferSplit))
       .setVectorTransferToSCFOptions(
           VectorTransferToSCFOptions().setUnroll(unrollVectorTransfers));
-  (void)strategy.transform(getFunction());
+
+  // Created a nested OpPassManager and run.
+  FuncOp funcOp = getFunction();
+  OpPassManager dynamicPM("builtin.func");
+  strategy.configurePassPipeline(dynamicPM, funcOp.getContext());
+  if (failed(runPipeline(dynamicPM, funcOp)))
+    return signalPassFailure();
 }
 } // end anonymous namespace