diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/Transforms/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.h b/mlir/include/mlir/Transforms/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/Transforms/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/Transforms/GreedyPatternRewriteDriver.h
@@ -139,17 +139,6 @@
                        GreedyRewriteConfig config = GreedyRewriteConfig(),
                        bool *changed = nullptr, bool *allErased = nullptr);
 
-/// Applies the specified patterns on `op` while also trying to fold it.
-/// This function is a shortcut for the ArrayRef<Operation *> overload and
-/// behaves the same way.
-inline LogicalResult
-applyOpPatternsAndFold(Operation *op, const FrozenRewritePatternSet &patterns,
-                       GreedyRewriteConfig config = GreedyRewriteConfig(),
-                       bool *erased = nullptr) {
-  return applyOpPatternsAndFold(ArrayRef(op), patterns, config,
-                                /*changed=*/nullptr, erased);
-}
-
 } // namespace mlir
 
 #endif // MLIR_TRANSFORMS_GREEDYPATTERNREWRITEDRIVER_H_
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/LoopUtils.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/LoopUtils.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/LoopUtils.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/LoopUtils.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@
         GreedyRewriteConfig config;
         config.strictMode = GreedyRewriteStrictness::ExistingOps;
         bool erased;
-        (void)applyOpPatternsAndFold(res, std::move(patterns), config, &erased);
+        (void)applyOpPatternsAndFold(res.getOperation(), std::move(patterns),
+                                     config, /*changed=*/nullptr, &erased);
         if (!erased && !prologue)
           prologue = res;
         if (!erased)
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/Utils.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/Utils.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/Utils.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Affine/Utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@
   GreedyRewriteConfig config;
   config.strictMode = GreedyRewriteStrictness::ExistingOps;
   bool erased;
-  (void)applyOpPatternsAndFold(ifOp, frozenPatterns, config, &erased);
+  (void)applyOpPatternsAndFold(ifOp.getOperation(), frozenPatterns, config,
+                               /*changed=*/nullptr, &erased);
   if (erased) {
     if (folded)
       *folded = true;