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
@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@
     const linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter &filter =
         linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter());
 
-/// Create a LinalgStrategyVectorizePass.
-std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>> createLinalgStrategyVectorizePass(
-    StringRef opName = "",
-    linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions opt =
-        linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions(),
-    const linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter &filter =
-        linalg::LinalgTransformationFilter(),
-    bool padVectorize = false);
-
 /// Create a LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass.
 std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>>
 createLinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass(
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
@@ -238,21 +238,6 @@
   ];
 }
 
-def LinalgStrategyVectorizePass
-    : Pass<"linalg-strategy-vectorize-pass", "func::FuncOp"> {
-  let summary = "Configurable pass to apply pattern-based linalg vectorization.";
-  let constructor = "mlir::createLinalgStrategyVectorizePass()";
-  let dependentDialects = ["linalg::LinalgDialect"];
-  let options = [
-    Option<"anchorFuncName", "anchor-func", "std::string", /*default=*/"",
-      "Which func op is the anchor to latch on.">,
-    Option<"anchorOpName", "anchor-op", "std::string", /*default=*/"",
-      "Which linalg op within the func is the anchor to latch on.">,
-    Option<"vectorizePadding", "vectorize-padding", "bool", "false",
-      "Enable vectorization of padding ops.">,
-  ];
-}
-
 def LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass
     : Pass<"linalg-strategy-lower-vectors-pass", "func::FuncOp"> {
   let summary = "Configurable pass to lower vector operations.";
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
@@ -112,32 +112,6 @@
   linalg::LinalgPeelOptions options;
 };
 
-/// Represent one application of createLinalgStrategyVectorizePass.
-struct Vectorize : public Transformation {
-  explicit Vectorize(linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions options,
-                     LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction f = nullptr,
-                     bool padVectorize = false)
-      : Transformation(std::move(f)), options(options),
-        vectorizePadding(padVectorize) {}
-
-  Vectorize(StringRef name, linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions options,
-            LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction f = nullptr,
-            bool padVectorize = false)
-      : Transformation(std::move(f)), opName(name), options(options),
-        vectorizePadding(padVectorize) {}
-
-  void addToPassPipeline(OpPassManager &pm,
-                         LinalgTransformationFilter m) const override {
-    pm.addPass(createLinalgStrategyVectorizePass(opName, options, m,
-                                                 vectorizePadding));
-  }
-
-private:
-  std::string opName;
-  linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions options;
-  bool vectorizePadding;
-};
-
 /// Represent one application of createLinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass.
 struct VectorLowering : public Transformation {
   explicit VectorLowering(
@@ -203,7 +177,7 @@
   padIf(bool b, StringRef opName, linalg::LinalgPaddingOptions options,
         LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction f = nullptr) {
     return b ? pad(opName, std::move(options), std::move(f)) : *this;
-  }  
+  }
   /// Append patterns to decompose convolutions.
   CodegenStrategy &
   decompose(const LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction &f = nullptr) {
@@ -229,23 +203,6 @@
          LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction f = nullptr) {
     return b ? peel(opName, options, std::move(f)) : *this;
   }
-  /// Append a pattern to rewrite `LinalgOpType` as a vector operation.
-  CodegenStrategy &
-  vectorize(StringRef opName,
-            const LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction &f = nullptr,
-            bool vectorizePadding = false) {
-    transformationSequence.emplace_back(std::make_unique<Vectorize>(
-        opName, linalg::LinalgVectorizationOptions(), f, vectorizePadding));
-    return *this;
-  }
-  /// Conditionally append a pattern to rewrite `LinalgOpType` as a vector
-  /// operation.
-  CodegenStrategy &
-  vectorizeIf(bool b, StringRef opName,
-              LinalgTransformationFilter::FilterFunction f = nullptr,
-              bool vectorizePadding = false) {
-    return b ? vectorize(opName, std::move(f), vectorizePadding) : *this;
-  }
   /// Append a pattern to lower all vector operations.
   CodegenStrategy &vectorLowering(LinalgVectorLoweringOptions options) {
     transformationSequence.emplace_back(
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
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYPADPASS
 #define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYDECOMPOSEPASS
 #define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYPEELPASS
-#define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYVECTORIZEPASS
 #define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYLOWERVECTORSPASS
 #define GEN_PASS_DEF_LINALGSTRATEGYREMOVEMARKERSPASS
 #include "mlir/Dialect/Linalg/Passes.h.inc"
@@ -215,62 +214,6 @@
   LinalgTransformationFilter filter;
 };
 
-/// Configurable pass to apply pattern-based linalg vectorization.
-struct LinalgStrategyVectorizePass
-    : public impl::LinalgStrategyVectorizePassBase<
-          LinalgStrategyVectorizePass> {
-
-  LinalgStrategyVectorizePass() = default;
-
-  LinalgStrategyVectorizePass(StringRef opName, LinalgVectorizationOptions opt,
-                              LinalgTransformationFilter filt,
-                              bool padVectorize = false)
-      : options(opt), filter(std::move(filt)) {
-    this->anchorOpName.setValue(opName.str());
-    this->vectorizePadding.setValue(padVectorize);
-  }
-
-  void runOnOperation() override {
-    auto funcOp = getOperation();
-    if (!anchorFuncName.empty() && funcOp.getName() != anchorFuncName)
-      return;
-
-    RewritePatternSet vectorizationPatterns(funcOp.getContext());
-    if (!anchorOpName.empty()) {
-      vectorizationPatterns.add<LinalgVectorizationPattern>(
-          anchorOpName, funcOp.getContext(), options, filter);
-    } else {
-      vectorizationPatterns.add<LinalgVectorizationPattern>(funcOp.getContext(),
-                                                            filter, options);
-    }
-    vector::populateVectorTransferPermutationMapLoweringPatterns(
-        vectorizationPatterns);
-    vector::populateVectorReductionToContractPatterns(vectorizationPatterns);
-    vectorizationPatterns.add<linalg::LinalgCopyVTRForwardingPattern,
-                              linalg::LinalgCopyVTWForwardingPattern>(
-        funcOp.getContext(), /*benefit=*/2);
-    TransferReadOp::getCanonicalizationPatterns(vectorizationPatterns,
-                                                funcOp.getContext());
-    TransferWriteOp::getCanonicalizationPatterns(vectorizationPatterns,
-                                                 funcOp.getContext());
-    (void)applyPatternsAndFoldGreedily(funcOp,
-                                       std::move(vectorizationPatterns));
-
-    // Apply the pad tensor op vectorization separately to avoid running the
-    // GenericPadOpVectorizationPattern too early.
-    // TODO: Improve once we have better infrastructure to control pattern
-    // application.
-    if (vectorizePadding) {
-      RewritePatternSet patterns(funcOp.getContext());
-      linalg::populatePadOpVectorizationPatterns(patterns);
-      (void)applyPatternsAndFoldGreedily(funcOp, std::move(patterns));
-    }
-  }
-
-  LinalgVectorizationOptions options;
-  LinalgTransformationFilter filter;
-};
-
 /// Configurable pass to lower vector operations.
 struct LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass
     : public impl::LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPassBase<
@@ -393,15 +336,6 @@
   return std::make_unique<LinalgStrategyPeelPass>(opName, opt, filter);
 }
 
-/// Create a LinalgStrategyVectorizePass.
-std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>>
-mlir::createLinalgStrategyVectorizePass(
-    StringRef opName, LinalgVectorizationOptions opt,
-    const LinalgTransformationFilter &filter, bool padVectorize) {
-  return std::make_unique<LinalgStrategyVectorizePass>(opName, opt, filter,
-                                                       padVectorize);
-}
-
 /// Create a LinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass.
 std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>>
 mlir::createLinalgStrategyLowerVectorsPass(